Explanation
Background: Ordinance No. 1500-2009, as approved by Columbus, City Council on December 7, 2009, authorized the City of Columbus, Ohio ("City") to enter into an agreement with the Board of County Commissioners of Delaware County, Ohio ("Delaware County") for the development of a one mile section of the Ohio to Erie trail, along the west side of the Hoover Reservoir. The mile long dedicated trail will directly connect the City to the regional trail network of Delaware County, and complete a key segment of the Ohio to Erie trail, a pathway joining Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. It is therefore necessary that the City grant Delaware County, a perpetual bikeway/walkway easement unto certain City property, more fully described in the body of this legislation. The Recreation and Parks Department proposes that the project will benefit the City by providing unique visitor access to the west side of Hoover Reservoir, increase safety for its users, and should be granted the easement at no charge. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities and the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks, severally, to execute those instruments necessary to grant the easement.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: The Recreation and Parks Department proposes that the project will benefit the City by providing unique visitor access to the west side of Hoover Reservoir, and increase safety for cyclists, pedestrians, and motorists who use the park.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities and the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks, severally, to execute those instruments necessary to grant a perpetual bikeway/walkway easement, along the west side of the Hoover Reservoir, to the Preservation Parks of Delaware County, Ohio for the purpose of completing a key segment of the Ohio to Erie trail, a pathway joining Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland and to...
Click here for full text