Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Franklinton Board of Trade, a non-profit corporation, in support of the Franklinton Clean Alleys Initiative.
This program is designed to address illegal dumping in Franklinton alleys. Franklinton Board of Trade will partner Franklinton small business, CD Morelock Services, who provides the necessary equipment to collect and haul away illegal dumping that occurs regularly. In addition to the removal of debris, Franklinton Board of Trade also intends to use a brush hog to then clear the overgrowth that is so common, which gives people the cover needed to discreetly dump. Clearing the overgrowth is a huge deterrent once an area is cleaned and mowed down properly.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delay in mitigating illegal dumping in our neighborhoods for the beauty, health, and safety of our residents.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Franklinton Board of Trade in support of the Franklinton Clean Alleys Initiative; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($80,000.00)
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WHEREAS, illegal dumping remains a prevalent issue in our neighborhoods and alleys; and
WHEREAS, since the partnership with Franklinton Board of Trade and CD Morelock began in May 2021, they have collected and removed: 34,700 lbs. of trash, 136 tires, 51 hypodermic needles, 192 abandon cable drops, 48,840 lbs. of yard debris.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Clerk's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Franklinton Board of Trade in support of the Franklinton Clean Alleys Initiative in order to avoid any delay in mitigating illegal dumping in our neighborhoods for the beauty...
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