Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute a contract modification to provide funding for year two of a three-year agreement with the Short North Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. for the design, production, and distribution of communications materials such as flyers, signs, websites, and related services to inform the public about public parking availability, locations, and policies in the Short North. Ordinance 2897-2013 authorized the three year contract.
Under the terms of this agreement, the City of Columbus will reimburse the Short North Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. up to $3,825.00 per year from 2014 through 2016, which shall be paid from a $75.00 annual permit parking surcharge to be collected from Short North employees of businesses between High Street, Pearl Street, Hubbard Avenue and Russell Street allowed to purchase parking permits in Permit Area I, as proposed by the Short North Parking Working Group on November 8, 2013, as recommended for implementation by the Transportation and Pedestrian Commission on November 12, 2013, and as updated and recommended by an approved motion of the Short North Parking Working Group on December 6, 2013, pending Transportation and Pedestrian Commission approval of a parking petition that would allow these permits to be issued within its boundaries.
The city agrees to reimburse the Short North Special Improvement District, Inc. up to $3,825.00 per year for actual costs associated with the procurement, design, production, and distribution of communications materials and related services to inform the public about public parking in the Short North. The materials and related services procured, designed, produced, and distributed on behalf of the city by the Short North Special Improvement District, Inc. will be subject to the review and approval by the city.
In 2014, the Short North Special Improvement district contracted for design w...
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