Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with the Columbus Zoological Park for the purchase of 2,150 tickets to the Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay. The Community Recreation section will take youths attending the School’s Out program to spend a day at the Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay for one day in July 2017. The Community Recreation section will also take various programs at Columbus Recreation Centers to Zoombezi Bay for one day in July 2017 and one day in August 2017. A maximum total of 2,150 youths will participate: 1,800 from Recreation Centers and 350 from the School’s Out program. The ticket fee is $15.99 - $20.99 per person for a maximum total of $36,128.50. All Recreation Center youth participants will reimburse the city for the amount of their ticket. All School’s Out participant tickets will be paid for with CDBG funds. This service is manifestly impractical to bid due to the nature of the service and is a fixed cost commodity.
Fiscal Impact: Funds to cover these expenses have been budgeted in the Recreation and Parks operating fund, $28,782.00 and from the Community Development Block Grant fund, $7,346.50.
Principal Parties
Columbus Zoological Park
9990 Riverside Drive
Dale Schmidt
31-4390844
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Columbus Zoological Park for the purchase of tickets to the Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay; to authorize the expenditure of $28,782.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund and $7,346.50 from the CDBG fund; and to declare an emergency. ($36,128.50)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize and direct the Director of the Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Columbus Zoological Park for the purchase of tickets to the Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay for summer program participants, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $28,782.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $7,346.50 from the CDBG fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Recreation and Parks in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into contract with Columbus Zoological Park prior to the summer programs; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with the Columbus Zoological Park for the purchase of tickets to the Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay for summer program participants.
SECTION 2. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. For the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $36,128.50 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost thereof, be and is hereby authorized $28,782.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund and $7,346.50 from the CDBG Fund per the accounting codes in the attachment.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.