Label
DPU041823ADDITIONALJERMAINPARKGRANTFUNDING
Environmental Services
Abed Semaan (x3951)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an amended grant agreement with the Great Lakes Commission and accept and deposit additional grant proceeds into the Operation Grant Fund in the amount of $119,449 to fund additional project activities; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of said grant proceeds for the Restoration of the Ottawa River in Jermain Park project; authorizing the Mayor to execute necessary agreements in connection with the grants; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and execute necessary contracts to administer the grant; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Ordinance 256-22 previously authorized the acceptance of Great Lakes Commission Grant Number GLC-3871 as sub granted from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce Award #NA19NMF4630267 Regional Partnership to Restore Fish Habitat in Priority Great Lake Coastal Sites and Areas of Concern in the amount of $614,147 which was authorized to be deposited into the Operation Grant Fund. Subsequently, the Great Lakes Commission increased award by $119,449 to fund additional project activities. Therefore, this ordinance is to authorize the mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate and expend the additional award received from the Great Lakes Commission. No additional match is required for the additional funds.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into an amended grant agreement with the Great Lakes Commission, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the Restoration of the Ottawa River in Jermain Park Project upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Public Utilities and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to accept and deposit grant proceeds from the Great Lakes Commission in an amount not to exceed $119,449 into the Operation Grants Fund, Account Code 2016-38000-6G02022STDSTD, for the purpose of completing work necessary to administer the grant.
SECTION 3. That the appropriation from the unappropriated grant proceeds in an amount not to exceed $119,449 is authorized from the Operation Grants Fund into Account Code 2016-38000-6G02022STDSTD and further authorizing the expenditure of same for the Restoration of the Ottawa River in Jermain Park Project.
SECTION 4. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and execute necessary contracts related to this grant upon such terms and conditions as shall be approved by the Director of Public Utilities and the Director of Law.
SECTION 5. That the Director of Finance is authorized to issue warrant or warrants against the Account Code above in amounts not to exceed those authorized above in payment of the obligations incurred pursuant to the above-authorized contracts upon presentation of proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 6. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property of the city and for the further reason that this ordinance must be immediately effective in order to implement this program within the Great Lake Commission’s designated time schedule.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 11, nays 0.
Passed: April18, 2023, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Gerald E. Dendinger Matt Cherry
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: April 18, 2023
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor