Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to establish an auditor's certificate in the amount of $50,000.00 for various expenditures for labor, material and equipment in conjunction with Recreation and Parks existing golf course and facility improvements. These are unanticipated expenditures that may include, but are not limited to, items such as landscaping, surveys, design, administrative fees, hard surfaces, equipment, signage, emergency repairs, and golf course specific improvements. Contracts will be entered into in compliance with the procurement provisions of Columbus City Code Chapter 329.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to ensure that needed improvements are not delayed, keeping the impact on golf customers to a minimum and allowing safety issues that arise to be addressed in a timely manner. It is important to have this funding available to address unanticipated golf course improvement needs when they arise.
Benefits to the Public: Having this funding in place for unanticipated needs as they arise will benefit the community by helping to ensure that golf courses and related facilities remain safe, accessible, updated, and user friendly. This funding will also keep the impact on golf customers to a minimum when unforeseen issues arise.
Community Input Issues: Many issues that this funding helps to address come straight from the community, through 311 and direct contact with the department. The golf community has expressed the desire for well-kept and updated golf courses and facilities. Golf customers expect the courses and facilities to be in good condition.
Area(s) Affected: Citywide (99)
Master Plan Relation: This project will support the mission of the Recreation and Parks Master Plan by helping to ensure that golf courses and facilities remain accessible, safe, updated, user friendly, and well maintained.
Fiscal Impact: $50,000.00 is budgeted and available from and within the Voted Recreatio...
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