Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a new five year agreement with the Capital Crossroads SID to continue to have employees who work in City buildings that are within the Capital Crossroads SID boundaries but do not pay SID assessments (Non-SID Assessment Employees) to continue to participate in the Downtown C-Pass Program (the Program); to authorize the expenditure of up to $12,000 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($12,000)
These Non-SID Assessment Employees work in the following City buildings: 77 North Front Street, 345 South High Street, 373 South High Street, 375 South High Street, and 120 Marconi Blvd.
The City will pay $20.25 per each eligible employee in 2021 and $40.50 from 2022-2025 per each eligible employee in the 345 South High Street, 373 South High Street, and 375 South High Street Buildings.
The City will pay $0.03 per square foot in 2021 and $0.06 per square foot of the entire building for the 77 North Front Street and 120 Marconi Buildings for all the employees to have access to the Program.
The cost for 2021 is up to $12,000 and estimated to be $25,000 annually from 2022-2025 to cover the Program participation for Non-SID Assessment Employees. The Department of Development will seek Council approval to fund participation each year in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Council previously supported the Program and provided Program access for Non-SID Assessment Employees in Ordinances 0817-2020, 0540-2019, and 1465-2018.
The cost to cover the remaining City employees who work within City buildings in the Capital Crossroads SID (90 North Front Street and 111 North Front Street) will be handled through our annual Capital Crossroads SID assessments.
The Capital Crossroads SID created the Downtown C-Pass Program (the Program) for eligible employers and employees in downtown Columbus in partnership with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) an...
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