Explanation
BACKGROUND: In 2005, the Northland Alliance, the Morse Road Exploratory Committee and the City of Columbus Department of Development initiated an effort with property owners on Morse Road, from Indianola Avenue to Cleveland Avenue, to create a Special Improvement District (SID). The Morse Road Special Improvement District (SID), a non-profit organization, per City Council approval, was created in August of 2006 to go into effect in January 2007. As part of the Morse Road SID, the Development Department and the Public Service Department entered into a Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement that authorized the Morse Road SID to perform mowing services on City-owned land in the Morse Road SID area. For services performed, the City of Columbus agreed to pay the Morse Road SID up to $50,000 per year for the 10 years of the SID. The Morse Road SID has not received full compensation for services performed over the past three years. The last payment to the Morse Road SID was made in 2012. The payment amount was $25,000.
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to make payment to the Morse Road SID for services performed and to allow the Morse Road SID to continue to perform services as authorized by the Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement.
Emergency action is requested to allow payment to be made without further delay to prevent the interruption of the delivery of vital program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: $75,000 is available for this agreement from the 2015 General Fund budget.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to make payment to the Morse Road Special Improvement District for mowing services performed on City-owned land in the Morse Road SID area; to authorize the expenditure of $75,000 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000)
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WHEREAS, the Morse Road SID was formed in August 2006, per Columbus City Council approval, and took effect in January 2007 for...
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