Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with and make payment to the Stream + Wetlands Foundation for the purchase of wetland mitigation credits relative to the completion of the Intersection Improvements - Hilliard Rome Road at Feder Road project.
The aforementioned project encompasses widening and resurfacing of Hilliard Rome, Feder and Fisher roads, adding turn lanes at the intersection of Hilliard Rome Road and Feder Road, and installing sidewalk, ADA curb ramps, a stormwater basin, new storm sewer, curb and gutter, street lighting, and a mast arm traffic signal at the Hilliard Rome Road and Feder Road intersection. The construction of those improvements will impact the existing wetland ecosystem through the discharge of dredged or fill material into the waterway. The Department of Public Service is required to mitigate that impact through the purchase of wetland mitigation credits from the Stream + Wetlands Foundation pursuant to Sections 404 and 401 of the Clean Water Act and Ohio Revised Code Chapter 6111.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $15,600.00 is available in the Streets and Highways Bond Fund, Fund 7704, Project P530086-100027 for this expenditure. The funds are appropriated.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to enable the Director of Public Service to effect any and all actions necessary to comply with the standards and conditions imposed by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Environmental Protection concerning the mitigation of wetland impacts as soon as reasonably practicable.
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To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with, and make payment to, the Stream + Wetlands Foundation for the purchase of wetland mitigation credits relative to the completion of the Intersection Improvements - Hilliard Rome Road at Feder Road project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $15,600.00 from the Streets and...
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