Explanation
Background: The Parks, Forestry, and Building Maintenance Division of the Department of Recreation and Parks is currently located in office/warehouse space at 1533 W. Alum Industrial Drive. The Division is responsible for the maintenance of all City parks, street trees, park trees, all park buildings, pools, gardens, fountains, spray fountains and all related structures. Due to growth of the park system, its current location is inadequate in size to meet its needs.
The Division’s warehouse accepts all deliveries of supplies for distribution to the Department’s various facilities and distributes supplies and warehouses the spare parts necessary for the maintenance of facilities and the Scioto Mile Fountains. The parts required for the proper maintenance of these fountains have a long turn-around time. Adequate numbers and types of parts must be kept on hand in order to reduce fountain down time. As more facilities and parks (buildings, pools, spray grounds, playgrounds, etc…) are added or re-opened, more parts must be on hand for repairs. The current warehouse is inadequate to support the needs of the Division. In addition, to better utilize resources and increase accountability, the Division plans to consolidate two park maintenance zones (Nelson & Fairwood) that are in under-sized space to this location. Again, due to growth, additional yard space is needed to house forestry and maintenance vehicles and to provide for raw materials storage.
A property adjacent to the Division’s location at 1533 W. Alum Industrial Drive and additional contiguous acreage to the north are available for purchase. These properties provide the City with a singular opportunity to acquire an abutting warehouse building and additional land to meet the needs of the Parks, Forestry, and Building Maintenance Division. This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to execute those documents necessary to purchase that real property commonly known as 1511 A...
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