City of Columbus - File #: 1042-2015

• File #: 1042-2015
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/9/2015
• In control: Recreation & Parks Committee
• On agenda: 5/4/2015
• Title: To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant and enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in the amount of $166,487.00 for the Wilson Road Park Improvements Project; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $39,482.86 within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $55,513 from the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund to the Grant Fund; to amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation of $222,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($222,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/6/2015	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/5/2015	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/4/2015	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/4/2015	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the construction of an open shelter, parking lot, and connecting trails on the currently undeveloped Wilson Road Parkland located between West Broad Street and Sullivant Avenue on South Wilson Road. The grant amount is $166,487.00, with the City of Columbus being responsible for a match amount of $55,513.00 for a total project cost of $222,000.00. The NatureWorks Grant is administered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A multi-use athletic field was recently completed and the Camp Chase Trail, which will connect the City’s west side to downtown, is currently under construction. These improvements would serve both users of the athletic field and users of the Camp Chase Trail and would allow the Recreation and Parks Department to open up the park to use by the general public. The Recreation and Parks Department has worked with the Friends of Camp Chase Trail, the Westgate Neighborhood Association, the Greater Hilltop Area Commission, and other members of the local community to obtain input on a master plan for the park that will guide the design and layout of these improvements.

Principal Parties:
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Road, E-2, Columbus, OH 43229
Mary Fitch, (614) 265-6477
31-6402047

Emergency Justification:
An emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract so that work may start during the current construction season in order to be completed during the correct time to install seeding.

Fiscal Impact:
This ordinance will accept grant funds in the amount of $166,487.00. The City will contribute $55,513.00 towards the grant match for a total project cost of $222,000.00. The City match will come from the Recreation and ...