Explanation
Background:
To allow the Director to enter into the Agreement for Installation and Shared Use of the Dave Andrews Memorial Pumptrack (Agreement) between the City of Columbus (City), Recreation and Parks Department, the Worthington City School District Board of Education (WCSD), and TrailGators Booster Association (TrailGators), a 501(c)(3) organization, to define the responsibilities of each of the parties for the Dave Andrews Memorial Pumptrack.
1. City owns and manages real property known as Hard Road Park located at 1190 Hard Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235 (Franklin County Tax Parcel No. 610-2636440) (referred to as the “City Property” or “Hard Road Park”).
2. WCSD is the owner of the adjacent real property at 1490 Hard Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235, on which is located the Granby Elementary School building and related improvements, including parking areas (Franklin County Tax Parcel Nos. 610-146472, 610,119941, 610-146469, and 610-11892) (referred to as the WCSD Property).
3. TrailGators is a community volunteer group organized to enhance student health and wellness education and to add safe attractive public recreation spaces for healthy exercise and play; TrailGators maintains the existing Gators Bike Park on WCSD Property for public use and proposes to raise funds ($78k) for installation of a “pumptrack”, which consists of a single biking pumptrack structure manufactured by Bikeparkitect Modular Pumptrack, to be placed on a portion of Hard Road Park. The pumptrack will be known as the Dave Andrews Memorial Pumptrack . Upon completion, TrailGators will donate the Pumptrack to the City.
4. WCSD proposes to permit the use of the WCSD property for access to the Pumptrack in Hard Road Park and to allow parking for community use of the Pumptrack in the WCSD parking lots located on WCSD property, so long as it does not interfere with the daily operations of WCSD.
5. City will partner with TrailGators for the planning and installation of the Pumptrack on that portion of City Property shown on Exhibit A, and will acknowledge the use as part of the Hard Road Park community park.
6. City and TrailGators agree that the Pumptrack will be available to the public for recreational, educational, and competitive bike purposes.
7. TrailGators and WCSD will maintain the pumptrack for the 10 year term of the agreement.
Principal Parties:
Worthington City School District
Attention: Jeff Eble, Business Manager
200 East Wilson Bridge Road
Worthington, Ohio 43085
Trailgators Booster Association
c/o Granby Elementary School
Attention: Ryan Houston, President
1490 Hard Road
Worthington, Ohio 43235
Emergency Justification: An emergency is being requested in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract so that TrailGators can begin fundraising for the purchase, install, and maintenance of the pumptrack. Additionally, early spring is ideal for the construction and install of the pumptrack.
Benefits to the Public: This agreement will provide a new biking experience for the community and add to the biking community in the Northwest area of Columbus for both adults and children. The pumptrack will be open and free to the community.
Community Input Issues: The Far Northwest Area Commission has approved this project and the surrounding Police (both City of Columbus and Worthington), Fire and Worthington Schools have all approved and look forward to the project.
Area(s) Affected: Planning Area 3
Master Plan Relation: This will provide a partnership with Worthington City School and a 501 3C nonprofit organization, TrailGator Boosters, a new partnership opportunity for us to collaborate on providing experiences for adults and children including biking and off road biking on a pumptrack, which will be the first of its kind in Central Ohio.
Fiscal Impact: None
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement for installation and shared use of the Dave Andrews Memorial Pumptrack (Agreement) between the City of Columbus (City), Recreation and Parks Department, the Worthington City School District Board of Education (WCSD), and TrailGators Booster Association (TrailGators), a 501(c)(3) organization, to define the responsibilities of each of the parties for the Dave Andrews Memorial Pumptrack; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement for installation and shared use of the Dave Andrews Memorial Pumptrack (Agreement) between the City of Columbus (City), Recreation and Parks Department, the Worthington City School District Board of Education (WCSD), and TrailGators Booster Association (TrailGators), a 501(c)(3) organization, to define the responsibilities of each of the parties for the Dave Andrews Memorial Pumptrack; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract so that TrailGators can begin fundraising for the purchase, install, and maintenance of the pumptrack. Additionally, early spring is ideal for the construction and install of the pumptrack; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement for installation and shared use of the Dave Andrews Memorial Pumptrack (Agreement) between the City of Columbus (City), Recreation and Parks Department, the Worthington City School District Board of Education (WCSD), and TrailGators Booster Association (TrailGators), a 501(c)(3) organization, to define the responsibilities of each of the parties for the Dave Andrews Memorial Pumptrack.
SECTION 2. 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.