Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to expend an additional $100,000.00 to secure a conservation easement over 55 acres of land along the east side of Hoover Reservoir in Delaware County between Harlem and Redbank Roads. This land encompasses one major stream and two smaller streams that empty into the Hoover Reservoir as well as the surrounding wooded riparian areas of each stream. Protecting this area will help prevent erosion, preserve the streams and steep-slope riparian areas adjacent to Hoover Reservoir, and protect the water quality of this raw water source for the City.
Ordinance 2020-2012 authorized the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to accept and enter into a 2012 Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Grant, administered by the Ohio Public Works Commission, in the amount of the $262,500.00 and expend $95,000.00 from the Department’s Water Build America Bonds Fund to acquire the property based on an estimated value of the property at that time. The actual appraisal value has exceeded that original estimate by $100,000.00.
Ordinance 1035-2013 authorized the Columbus City Attorney to expend up to Three Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($350,000.00) from existing Auditor’s Certificate, AC-034851, and use this money to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests for a fifty-five (55) acre, approximately, conservation easement upon portions of real property located at 4834 Harlem Rd, Galena, OH 43021 [Delaware County Tax Parcels 31623002007000, 31714001059000, 31714001058000, & 31623002008000], which is owned by The Overbrook Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Ohio; and to contract for associated professional services necessary for this acquisition project. This Ordinance will authorize the City Attorney to expend up to an additional One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($100,000.00) to complete this project.
The total amount of the project cost i...
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