Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Reauthorized Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. (SID), a non-profit organization, was created in June of 2011 to go into effect in January 2012. As part of the Plan for Services for the SID, the Development Department committed to providing a cooperative share of $100,000 per year for the five years of the SID. 2012 was the first year of the SID. The City of Columbus has also committed to providing an additional $90,000 for a business recruitment specialist to attract new retail businesses to downtown Columbus.
The City cooperative share will be combined with the property owners share to provide services within the SID boundaries. These services include environmental maintenance, supplemental security, promotions and marketing, member services and business recruitment.
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to enter into an agreement with the Reauthorized Capital Crossroads SID to provide funding for services within the SID boundaries.
Emergency action is requested so that the agreement with the Reauthorized Capital Crossroads SID can be executed immediately in order to continue the services provided by the SID without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funding for this agreement has been allocated from the 2014 General Fund budget.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Reauthorized Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District of Columbus Inc. to provide funding for services within the SID boundaries per the Plan for Services; to authorize the expenditure of $190,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($190,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Reauthorized Capital Crossroads SID was formed in June 2011, and took effect in January 2012, for a period of five years; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Plan for Services for the Reauthorized Capital Crossroads SID the Development Department committed t...
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