Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to amend the existing sewer and water service agreements with the City of New Albany.
An existing Economic Development Agreement between Columbus and New Albany is being amended to include additional acres within Licking County. As a result of this amendment, the Sewer and Water agreements with the City of New Albany must be amended to include the increased service area.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation involves no direct cost. However, increased revenue will be realized in the future as new water and sewer services are provided by the City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities to the additional acres in Licking County.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to amend the Sewer and Water service agreements with the City of New Albany, Ohio; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has agreed to amend an Economic Development Agreement with the City of New Albany to expand the Agreement’s new revenue/equity sharing area to include additional acres located along New Albany's eastern boundary within Licking County; and
WHEREAS, in order to service the increased revenue/equity sharing area the sewer and water agreements with the City of New Albany require amendments; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to amend the water and sanitary sewer service agreement with the City of New Albany, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Utilities is authorized to modify an existing water and sanitary sewer contract with the City of New Albany to provide for service of the new revenue/equity sharing area, along New Albany’s eas...
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