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Form No. 30043 55-~~ Ordinance No Passed An Ordinance Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Amended Memorandum Of Understanding With The Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District Regarding Their Intent To Establish A Metropolitan Park To Serve Northwest Franklin County WHEREAS, preservation of natural lands is important to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Dublin and their quality of life, and the City of Dublin desires to protect and preserve the natural and rural character of outlaying areas by reserving parkland; and WHEREAS, City Council approved Ordinance No. 141-97 on December 1, 1997 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District (the District) regarding their intent to establish a metropolitan park to serve northwest Franklin County; and WHEREAS, the District has been extremely successful in acquiring land to establish a northwest metropolitan park resulting in an increased outflow of the District's resources; and WHEREAS, the District has requested additional funding from the City by extending the term of the $385,000 annual reimbursement from 13 years to 20 years; and WHEREAS, the District has further requested the City accelerate reimbursements, if possible; and WHEREAS, City Council directed the administration to prepare legislation authorizing the Memorandum of Understanding to be amended to extend the City's annual reimbursement to the District by seven years and to provide for an annual evaluation of the City's ability to accelerate payments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State of Ohio, ~ of the elected members concumng that: Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a revised Memorandum of Understanding with the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District, attached hereto as Exhibit A, regarding the extension of the City's annual reimbursement and the potential to accelerate annual reimbursements. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect in accordance with Section 4.04(b) of the Dublin City Charter. Passed day of , 2000. Mayor -Presiding Officer ATTEST: ~~~~.is~ Clerk of Council ~ ~s rll~ { hereby certify that copies o€ this e1r~'inar+~o~p~.sull?tivn vr';=s City of D+~blin in nctordante wit'a Section 7.~i.25 04 tine ili':o {tevis d Cacie. P:\PER\DKP\2000\032-ORD-55-OO.doc r G(.o.~~• C{er' Cauntil, 6ablin, ®hi® Office of the City Manager 5200 Emerald Parkway • Dublin, Ohio 43017-1006 Phone: 614-761-6500 • Fax: 614-889-0740 Memo CITY OF DUBLIN To: Members of Dublin City Council From: Timothy C. Hansley, City Manager Date: March 30, 2000 Subject: Ordinance No. 55-00, Authorizing An Amended Memorandum of Understanding with the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District Initiated by: Marsha I. Grigsby, Director of Finance As directed by City Council at the March 20, 2000 City Council meeting, Ordinance No. 55-00 authorizes the City Manager to execute an amended Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District. The amended MoU will extend the term of the City's $385,000 annual reimbursement from 13 year to 20 years and to annually evaluate the City's ability to accelerate payments. Section 3 of the MoU was amended as follows: 3. Project Cost and Fundine Metro Parks originally committed $7 million for land acquisition and development through the year 2010. The City of Dublin ~T~~" ~ m:~ originally committed $5 million for land acquisition through the year 2010. As of January 26, 2000, Metro Parks have invested in excess of $9.2 million in this project. Based on the success of assembling land for the project, the City of Dublin will increase its commitment to $7.7 million for land acquisition through year 2017. The City of Dublin's x$7.7 million shall be provided to Metro parks as a reimbursement of 50% of all land acquisition costs, including purchase price, appraisal costs, legal fees relocation costs and other negotiated costs. The City of Dublin's annual reimbursement will be limited to $385,000 per year with any amount due over the $385,000 carried over to subsequent years. All reimbursements will be made to Metro Parks by the City of Dublin by December 31, 2017. The City will evaluate annually, as part of the five-year Capital Improvements Program update, its ability to accelerate the annual payments. Metro Parks expects to fund the on-going operations of the park through its existing sources of revenue, including the Metro Park's Franklin County property tax levy. ~4etre Metro Parks will continue their efforts to secure other funding sources for the park, both in terms of land acquisition and facility .development. This Memorandum of Understanding maybe amended if other significant funding sources become available. Obligations of the City of Dublin and Metro Parks are subject to the availability of funds. Should the commitment for reimbursement be breached by the City of Dublin, Metro Parks may abandon this project. The remainder of the MoU was unchanged. If you have any questions please contact Marsha. T:\2000\034-Memo of Understanding.doc EXHIBIT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING This memorandum, prepazed by the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District (known as "Metro Pazks") represents an expression of the intent of Metro Pazks to establish a pazk area serving northwest Franklin County. This memorandum defines the park concept, location, acquisition, development and operating requirements that must be satisfied in order for such pazk to occur. This memorandum contains a number of assumptions, conditions and contingencies which must be addressed through cooperation with existing landowners and local government jurisdictions in the identified area. Preliminary discussions with a number of jurisdictions and individuals in the azea indicate that there is sufficient support and interest in this project to pursue it further. This letter shall be presented to the City of Dublin, Jerome Township and Union County, whose assistance and cooperation will be essential to the successful implementation of this plan. 1. Park Location The proposed pazk shall be located in Jerome Township of Union County. The general location is along the west side of Hyland-Croy Road, approximately two (2) miles north of Post Road. Information provided by officials from the City of Dublin indicate that there are approximately 800-1,000 acres of undeveloped land that may be suitable for a natural azea park. This location abuts Franklin County near the Riviera Country Club and exists largely within the Dublin school district. See attached study area map. 2. Pazk Conceut The proposed pazk shall be designed for passive recreation, (i.e. picnicking, walking, hiking) in an environment that promotes conservation and biodiversity. Because much of the land in the designated azea has been utilized for farming, it is anticipated that areforestation/habitat restoration improvement program will be undertaken to enhance the natural resource base. The end result would be a "traditional Metro Pazk", much like Shazon Woods Metro Pazk or Blacklick Woods Metro Park. Developed facilities may include parking lots, restrooms, play equipment, a combination of developed, accessible, and primitive trails, a maintenance facility, and a ranger station/pazk office. The estimated attendance at this pazk is anticipated to be 500,000 to 1 million visitors per yeaz. 3. Project Cost and Fundin¢ (amended April, 2000) Metro Parks originally committed $7 million for land acquisition and development through the yeaz 2010. The City of Dublin originally committed $5 million for land acquisition through the yeaz 2010. As of January 26, 2000, Metro Pazks have invested in excess of $9.2 million in this project. Based on the success of assembling land for the project, the City of Dublin will increase its commitment to $7.7 million for land acquisition through year 2017. The City of Dublin's $7.7 million shall be provided to Metro Pazks as a reimbursement of 50% of all land acquisition costs, including purchase price, appraisal costs, legal fees relocation costs and other negotiated costs. The City of Dublin's annual reimbursement will be limited to $385,000 per yeaz with any amount due over the $385,000 carried over to subsequent yeazs. All reimbursements will be made to Metro Pazks by the City of Dublin by December 31, 2017. The City will evaluate annually, as part of the five-yeaz Capital Improvements Program update, its ability to accelerate the annual payments. Metro Parks expects to fund the on-going operations of the pazk through its existing sources of revenue, including the Metro Pazk's Franklin County property tax levy. Metro Parks will continue their efforts to secure other funding sources for the pazk, both in terms of land acquisition and facility development. This Memorandum of Understanding may be amended if other significant funding sources become available. Obligations of the City of Dublin and Metro Parks are subject to the availability of funds. Should the commitment for reimbursement be breached by the City of Dublin, Metro Pazks may abandon this project. 4. Land Acquisition Land acquisition shall be the responsibility of Metro Parks consistent with the following procedure. Metro Pazks shall identify desirable parcels of land consistent with the attached map. Metro Parks desires to acquire land only from willing sellers. Metro Pazks will obtain two (2) fair mazket appraisals for desirable, available parcels. Copies of the appraisals will be provided to the City of Dublin and a tazget acquisition price range will be determined jointly by Metro Pazks and the City of Dublin. The tazget acquisition range will be based on the appraised values of the property and may include location, quality of land, improvements, and overall importance to the project. Negotiations will occur between prospective sellers and Metro Parks, with Metro Pazks providing status reports to the City of Dublin during negotiations and scheduled quarterly meetings. Quarterly status reports will also be made to Jerome Township and Union County officials. Title to all property acquired for the pazk shall be held by Metro Pazks as the sole owner. In the event that the project is abandoned, land purchased with joint funds shall be sold as provided by law. Proceeds would be divided proportionately between the City of Dublin and Metro Pazks, based upon the percentage expended by both agencies in the overall land acquisition program of the project. 5. Zoning, Annexation and Support Services Metro Pazks will not support annexation of the delineated area from Union County into Franklin County nor to any village or municipal corporation. Metro Pazks shall seek the commitment and cooperation of Jerome Township, the Village of Plain City, the City of Marysville, the City of Dublin, Union County, and Franklin County officials to identify and resolve zoning and azea development issues to preclude land speculation while not infringing on the property rights of individual owners in the area. Metro Parks shall seek development and service commitments for water, sewer, utility and transportation infrastructure and for police, fire, emergency services from the appropriate local agencies. Metro Parks shall apply for an exemption from county real estate taxes for land converted to park land for public use. Land upon which farming would continue would not be exempted until farming ceased. 6. Park Desi~ and Development Metro Pazks shall take full responsibility for determining the manner in which the pazk is designed, developed and maintained. Costs associated with development within the park shall be paid by Metro Pazks. Pazk maintenance costs shall also be the responsibility of Metro Pazks. Development of park facilities may not begin until 400 contiguous acres have been obtained. 7. Park Operations/Visitor Services Metro Pazks shall take full responsibility for determining the quantity, quality, and nature of services to be offered to the public who visit the park. Staffing of the park shall be based on efficiency and public need and dedicated staff may not be assigned unti1400 contiguous acres have been obtained and public facilities have been developed and opened to the public. 8. Public Relations Metro Parks shall be the primary source of information which is provided to the media and the public regarding this project. It is understood that all governmental entities involved aze subject to open meetings and public record provisions of the law; it is requested that other agencies limit public comments to issues where they are directly involved and have first hand knowledge and refer additional questions to Metro Pazks. All parties should work together to ensure that media coverage is positive, accurate, and not redundant. Metro Pazks shall select the name of the pazk, which traditionally reflects the natural features of the pazk. Existing examples; Chestnut Ridge Metro Pazk, Slate Run Metro Pazk, Highbanks Metro Park. Signage within the pazk shall recognize the collaborative efforts of other entities that provided financial support toward the creation of the park. 9. Park Completion/Opening for Public Use A multi-year schedule may be prepared by Metro Parks as part of the master plan for developing the park. It is anticipated that it may take several years to acquire land and develop the area for public use. Metro Parks allocates development staff and funds for a given time period among all parks in the district. This project shall be given a high priority by Metro Parks, but not to the exclusion of other high priority projects defined by Metro Parks. By signing below, we agree to support and participate in the project as generally outlined above. As necessary during the course of this project, subsequent full definitive agreements in writing shall be approved by the appropriate respective Board or legislative authority. The Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District City of Dublin Union County Jerome Township Signed on the day of , 2000. ~r~ = ~~h.,~~~ -~Jersol 'WELLS ~1 1 ,0 `~S' . 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