Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into various agreements to finalize property rights and ownership of four (4) different locations at which the Recreation and Parks Department and Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) have standing partnerships with in working together for the community. The Recreation and Parks Department and CMHA have remained in partnership since the late 1970’s, providing community assets to the public for recreational opportunities. The four properties involved in this legislation have historical significance within the Recreation and Parks Department and the City of Columbus as a whole. This ordinance will allow the Recreation and Parks Department to finalize documents and enter into the various agreements with CMHA outlined herein.
Barack Recreation Center:
This ordinance will authorize the acceptance a quitclaim deed for the real property rights and ownership to Barack Recreation Center, located at 580 Woodrow Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43207. The City constructed the building in 1963, in conjunction with CMHA, to help support the adjacent Lincoln Park CMHA Housing. The facility was renovated in 1999. Adjacent parcels acquired by private entities and the CMHA parcel were reverted back to the City in 2007. The Recreation and Parks Department currently operates the community center with active programming. The site has a pool, basketball courts, a playground, and a loop walk. The site is connected by green space to the Lincoln School.
Champions Parkland:
This ordinance will authorize the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into a Shared Use Agreement with CMHA for the parkland known as the Champions Parkland. This parkland is located at Champions Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue at the previous location of the former City of Columbus Champions Middle School. The Shared Use Agreement will allow CMHA, in coordination with the Recreation and Parks Department, ...
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