Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission for the 2017 Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Round 11 Project - Alum Creek North Tributary Protection. This ordinance will also authorize the appropriation of grant and matching funds.
The Department applied for grant funding in March of 2017 (Ord# 0309-2017) to acquire by fee simple 12 acres of greenway corridor along an important tributary of Alum Creek on the city’s northeast side. This would extend the stream corridor protection area from the city’s Champions Golf Course by an additional 1,760 l.f. (.33 mi.) of stream corridor.
In June of 2017, the Department received notice that the project was funded.
Grant Funding to be accepted: $75,000.00
Local Match Funding: $32,000.00
Principal Parties:
Ohio Public Works Commission
65 East State Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Emergency Justification: An emergency is being requested in order to enter into said grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission to fulfill the schedule and meet the deadline required by the granting authority.
Benefits to the Public: Protection of riparian corridors and wetlands is a key component of neighborhood area plans and support was received by the local neighborhood, Mifflin Township, and Franklin County.
Area(s) Affected:
Northland Area----Planning Area 11
Master Plan Relation: This project will support the mission of the Recreation and Parks Master Plan by improving access to trails and greenways corridors, providing safe connections for nearby neighborhoods to the regional trail network and improving recreation access to streams, protect water quality.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance will authorize the appropriation of $75,000.00 in grant funds in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 2283. This ordinance will also authorize a grant match of $32,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702. $32,000.00 is budgeted and available in the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702 to meet the financial obligations of the grant match. There is a total of $107,000.00 available for this project.
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission for the 2017 Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Round 11 Project - Alum Creek North Tributary Preservation; to authorize the appropriation of $75,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $32,000.00 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to amend the 2017 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance 1124-2017; and to declare an emergency. ($107,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant and enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission in the amount of $75,000.00 for the 2017 Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Round 11 project-Alum Creek North Tributary Preservation; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize that the 2017 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance 1124-2017 be amended in order to provide sufficient budget authority for this legislation and future projects; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the appropriation of $75,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $32,000.00 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into said grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission and to fulfill the schedule required by the granting authority; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks is authorized and directed to accept a grant in the amount of $75,000.00 and enter into a contract with the Ohio Public Works Commission for the 2017 Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Round 11 Project - Alum Creek North Tributary Protection.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, the sum of $75,000.00 is appropriated to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 2283 per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance. Appropriation effective upon receipt of executed grant agreement.
SECTION 3. That the transfer of $32,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized between projects within the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund 7702 per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the 2017 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance 1124-2017 is hereby amended as follows in order to provide sufficient budget authority for this legislation and future projects.
Fund / Project / Project Name / Current / Change / Amended
Fund 7702; P510308-100000; Greenways - Water Trails (Voted Carryover) / $10,248 / ($6,433) / $3,815
Fund 7702; P510316-201602; Greenways -Trail Safety (Voted Carryover) / $25,567 / ($25,567) / $0
Fund 7702; P510905-100000; Greenways - Clean Ohio - Alum Creek North Tributary Protection - Grant Match (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $32,000 / $32,000
SECTION 5. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 6. 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 7. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 8. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 9. 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.