Label
DPU090925GLRICOLLINSPARKSTREAMRESTORATION
Environmental Services
Abed Semaan (X3951)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary grant award documents with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Grant; authorizing the Mayor to accept and deposit grant proceeds in the amount of $1,459,500 into the Operation Grants Fund; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of said grant proceeds for the Collins Park Stream Restoration Project; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and execute necessary contracts to administer the grants; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo has been awarded a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (“GLRI”) in the amount of $1,459,500 to be used for the implementation phase of the Collins Park Stream Restoration Project. This ordinance authorizes the mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate and expend up to $1,459,500 in grant proceeds from the EPA.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to execute all necessary Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant documents with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Collins Park Stream Restoration 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 EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant in an amount not to exceed $1,459,500 into the Operation Grants Fund, Account Code 2016-38000-6G00315STDSTD.
SECTION 3. That the appropriation of the amount not to exceed $1,459,500 is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds of the Operations Grants Fund to Account Code 2016-38000-6G00315STDSTD and the expenditure of same is authorized for the Collins Park Stream Restoration Project.
SECTION 4. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and execute necessary contracts to perform work under 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 their warrant or warrants against the above Account Code in an amount not to exceed $1,459,500 in payment of the obligations authorized above 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 Environmental Protection Agency’s designated time schedule.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council