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| COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS For Immediate Release: February 8, 2010 For More Information: John Ivanic, (614) 645-6798 |
CRIME PATROL HELPS KEEP NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE: For over 18 years, the Community Crime Patrol (CCP) has assisted Columbus Police in monitoring our neighborhoods and watching for signs of potential criminal activity. Public Safety Committee Chair Andrew J. Ginther continues the City’s annual support of CCP by sponsoring ordinance 0167-2010 to enter into a $278,000 contract for trained staff to patrol the Hilltop, Franklinton, Merion Southwood, and Ohio State University areas, as well as several multi-use trails around the city. The contract extends through February 28, 2011 and includes $78,000 in additional funding provided by City Council through the budget amendment process.
SUPPORTING LOCAL URBAN PAVEMENT PROJECTS: The Ohio Department of Transportation and the City of Columbus continue to work together to improve local roadways. Public Service Committee Chair Hearcel F. Craig is sponsoring ordinance 0135-2010 to authorize the expenditure of $966,107.00 from the Governmental Build America Bonds Fund for the West Broad Street (U.S. 40) Urban Paving project, the East Broad Urban Paving project and the Polaris Parkway Urban Paving project. The West Broad Street project will repair and resurface approximately 12.4 miles of West Broad Street from the US 42 interchange to east of Galloway Road. The East Broad Street project will repair and resurface approximately 1.03 miles of East Broad Street (SR-16) from the West Columbus Corporation Line at Gould Road to the East Columbus Corporation Line east of Napolean Avenue as well as the addition or reconstruction of 98 handicap ramps. The Polaris Parkway project will repair and resurface roadway from South Old State Road to Lyra Drive and the addition or reconstruction of 43 handicap ramps.
Tavares ENCOURAGING hiv/aIDS awareness: Preventing and reducing the risk of HIV/AIDS continues to be a high priority in Columbus. Health and Human Development Committee Chair Charleta B. Tavares is sponsoring ordinance 0194-2010, which authorizes the expenditure of $75,000 from a grant from the Ohio Department of Health for health education and risk reduction services related to HIV/AIDS. The program will provide HIV/AIDS counseling, testing/referral as well as partner counseling and education. According to the Ohio Department of Health, there are approximately 3,023 men, women and children in Central Ohio living with HIV. Councilmember Tavares will also recognize National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with resolution 0011X-2010.
recreation & parks and development COMMITTEE Public Hearing: Councilmember Priscilla R. Tyson, chair of the Recreation & Parks and Development Committees, will convene a public hearing on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers to discuss the systematic reopening of specific recreation centers, and various neighborhood and commercial corridor planning efforts. Those who wish to address City Council are welcome to submit a speaker slip at City Hall on the day of the meeting.
PROVIDING RESIDENTS SAFE DRINKING WATER: Columbus provides more than one million people with clean, safe drinking water. Public Utilities Committee Chair Eileen Y. Paley is sponsoring ordinance 1377-2009 to authorize the expenditure of $300,000 from the Water Systems Operating Fund for the City’s participation in the Lead-Safe Columbus Program. This program is part of an effort to work with the EPA on strategies to protect the environment and public health. In 1991, the EPA enacted the Lead and Copper Rule, which requires tap water testing and the replacement of lead service lines at residences that exceed the action level, under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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