31-01 Resolution
RECORD OF RESOLUTIONS
Dayton Legal Blank Co" Farm No. 30045
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Ii A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE CITY'S
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II WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources,
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WHEREAS, the City of Dublin desires financial assistance under the NatureWorks
Program to reimburse a portion of the construction costs for the Shawan Falls Park
Development Project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State
of Ohio, 7 members of the elected officials concurring that:
Section 1,
The City of Dublin approves filing an application for NatureWorks financial assistance,
Section 2.
The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute and file an application
with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and to provide all information and
documentation required to become eligible for possible funding assistance.
Section 3.
The City of Dublin does agree to obligate the funds required to satisfactorily complete the
proposed project and become eligible for reimbursement under the terms and conditions
of the NatureWorks Program.
Section 4.
This Resolution shall be effective upon passage in accordance with section 4.04(a) of the
Revised Charter.
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Department of Finance
5200 Emerald Parkway' Dublin, Ohio 43017 -1 006
Phone: 614.410.4400 . Fax: 614.410.4490 Memo
CITY OF DUBLIN
To: Members of City Council
From: Timothy Hansley, City Manager
Date: May 21, 2001
Re: Resolution 31-01, Application For the NatureWorks Grant
Shawan Falls Park Development
Initiated By: Marsha Grigsby, Director of Finance ~~
Melody Kennedy, Financial Analyst
Please find attached a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to file a grant application with the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) NatureWorks Program. The NatureWorks Program provides
reimbursement grants to eligible political subdivisions of up to 75% for land acquisition, development, and major
rehabilitation of public recreation areas. The NatureWorks Program was established subsequent to passage of
State Issue #1, which authorized the State of Ohio to issue bonds to be retired from General State Revenues to
finance capital improvements for state and local parks and recreation areas, and to preserve Ohio's natural areas
and habitats, By law, each of Ohio' s 88 counties receives a fixed allocation of Nature Works dollars. Therefore,
our project will be competing with other project applicants for Franklin County's share of the allocation.
Staff from the Department of Finance and the Division of Grounds & Facilities have worked together to select
a project that we feel will warrant funding through the NatureWorks Program. The project that has been selected
is the Shawan Falls Park Development Project, currently programmed in the City's Capital Improvement Program
(CIP) for the year 2005. Should the City secure grant funding through the NatureWorks Program, the park project
can be completed in an earlier year.
The Shawan Falls Park Development Plan features a handicapped-accessible environmental awareness walking
path that will link the park with Old Dublin through an easement on the Sells Middle School property.
Additionally, there is an asphalt bike path that will eventually link with the City's alternative transportation
network on State Route 161. Other site amenities will include a small parking lot, two shelters, three picnic
groves, several scenic overlooks, bridge, and native landscaping. City staff is currently working with Dublin City
Schools to complete the surveys to secure the necessary scenic easement.
Aside from the beauty of Shaw an Falls, the City of Dublin's 1997 Community Plan documents the existence of
an endangered plant species known as Arabis Patens (spreading rock cress) in the area of the Falls. On May 14,
2001, a botanist from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources accompanied City staff on a field visit through
the City-owned property at Shawan Falls and the easement area, ODNR's botanist identified numerous native
plant species on the site, From this field visit, it is our understanding that the botanist from ODNR agreed that
in order to preserve, and possibly propagate the native plant species found in the woods and on the limestone
ravine, the City must manage the woods and eliminate the threatening invasive vegetation.
Besides the abundant native and endangered plant life found in the area, the site is a natural habitat for wildlife.
Residents report seeing fox, deer, owls, and hawks at the Falls. Although this area is reportedly not a fish habitat,
residents have reported seeing crustaceans such as snails, and some very interesting fossils. City volunteers, Bird
Box volunteers, Boy Scouts, and Sells Middle School children have built, erected, and monitored bird boxes on
the site attracting many Eastern Blue Birds, as well as nesting boxes for the Tree Swallow, House Wren, Carolina
Chickadee, and other small birds that compete for nesting.
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Our grant application will be submitted to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources prior to the deadline of July
1, 2001, and the City will be notified in the Spring of 2002 of any program funding. The project must be
completed within 16 to 20 months of project approval. There has been a great deal of community support for
the project especially from the Natural Resource Advisory Commission, Parks and Recreation Advisory
Commission, Friends of Shawan Falls, and the Historic Dublin Association. The Administration is very excited
about the potential of Nature Works grant funding to aid in the effort to construct the Shawan Falls Park at an
earlier date, Additionally, the City of Dublin has made a commitment to preservation, and intends to develop the
Shawan Falls Park with the utmost respect for its inhabitant wildlife and native plant communities,
Should you have any questions or concerns with regard to this project, please do not hesitate to contact the
Department of Finance.
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