Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to amend the water service and sewer service agreements with the Village of Obetz.
The purpose of this amendment is modify the Obetz expansion area to allow several existing property owners to obtain service. Such service is needed because the existing wells for these properties are tainted with arsenic. All other existing covenants, provisions, terms and conditions of the contracts shall be binding, and the only purpose of this modification is to modify the service area boundary.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to amend the current water service and sewer service agreements with the Village of Obetz to modify the service area boundary.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Village of Obetz entered into a water service agreement on August 23, 1993 pursuant to Columbus City Ordinance 644-93 and Obetz Village Ordinance 29-93; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Village of Obetz entered into a sewer service agreement on October 30, 2002, pursuant to Columbus City Ordinance 0838-02 and Obetz Village Ordinance 39-02; and
WHEREAS, there are several existing parcels on Rohr Road who are currently being served with wells tainted with arsenic, which parcels cannot annex to Columbus because they are not contiguous; and
WHEREAS, Columbus and Obetz have agreed to amend Obetz’s service territory to allow these parcels to annex to Obetz and obtain service; and
WHEREAS, all other existing covenants, provisions, terms and conditions of the existing water and sewer contracts shall be binding, and the only purpose of this modification is to modify the service area boundary, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water and Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to amend the current water services agreement and sewer services agreement with the Village of Obetz for the 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 amend the current water service and sewer service agreements with the Village of Obetz to modify the service area boundary. All other existing covenants, provisions, terms and conditions thereof shall be binding, and the only purpose of this modification is to modify the service area boundary.
SECTION 2. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.