Explanation
This ordinance will provide additional funding for the Wilson Road Parkland development project in the amount of $534,650.00.
All new funding will be appropriated to grant #511506, Fund 283, as established by Ord. #1042-2014.
$222,000.00: current appropriation to grant fund per ordinance #1042-2014.
$534,650.00: Westside Community Fund for park development
$756,650.00: Total funding available for phase II of Wilson Road Park development
For the construction of an open shelter, parking lot, and connecting pathways on the currently undeveloped Wilson Road Parkland, located between West Broad Street and Sullivant Avenue on South Wilson Road. 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 park facilities and users of the Camp Chase Trail and would allow the Recreation and Parks Department to open up the park for public use. The Recreation and Parks Department has worked with the Friends of Camp Chase Trail, the Westgate Neighborhood Association, the Greater Hilltop Area Commission, the Westside Community Fund 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.
Financial Impact: The City Auditor is directed to transfer and appropriate $534,650.00 from the Development Westside Community Fund 276 to the Recreation and Parks grant fund 283.
Emergency Justification: Non-Emergency
Title
To authorize the current appropriation and transfer of $534,650 from the City’s Westside Community Fund 276 to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 283 for the development of Wilson Road Parkland. ($534,650.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Recreation and Parks established Grant #511506 within Fund 283 by authorization of Ordinance #1042-2015, which passed City Council 5/4/2015; and
WHEREAS, th...
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