Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to apply to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a Community-wide Coalition Environmental Assessment Grant and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Franklin County and the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District (hereinafter “Metro Parks”).
The City of Columbus has been approached to participate as a partner in a Community-wide Coalition Environmental Assessment Grant application along with Franklin County and Metro Parks.
The parties intend to complete and submit an application for a Community-wide Coalition Environmental Assessment Grant. The Memorandum of Agreement is needed to facilitate and implement the goals of the grant application. Metro Parks will serve as the lead applicant for the Community-wide Coalition Environmental Assessment Grant. The successful funding of the application would support the work to develop inventories of brownfields, prioritize sites, conduct community involvement activities, and conduct site assessments and cleanup planning related to brownfield sites.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: This legislation is submitted as an emergency measure in order to meet the grant application deadline.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact for this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to apply to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a Community-wide Coalition Environmental Assessment Grant and to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Franklin County and the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District (“Metro Parks”); and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Franklin County, and Metro Parks desire to jointly complete and submit an application for a Community-wide Coalition Environmental Assessment Grant; and
WHEREAS, Metro Parks will serve as the lead applicant for the Community-wide Coalition Environmental Assessment Grant;...
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