Explanation
Background: The Four Corners (Cleveland Avenue at Eleventh Avenue) project was constructed to contribute positively to the economic viability and livability of the Greater Linden neighborhood. Burying above ground utilities was part of the improvements undertaken as part of this project. Ordinance 2688-1999 passed by City Council November 15, 1999 authorized $461,000.00 to be paid to multiple utilities for this purpose. Payment of additional utility relocation expense ($187,181.42) to Ameritech was authorized by Ordinance 2764-2000 passed by City Council on December 11, 2000. Ameritech's successor organization, SBC, needed to perform additional work to complete the utility relocation. This work has now been completed. This legislation authorizes payment in the amount of $9,086.81 to relocate overhead utilities within the existing Four Corners Underground Utilities District created by Ordinance 1823-2002.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $512,772 in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget for utility relocation reimbursements. The Division has expended $96,714.00 to date within this project from the 2004 CIB. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $9,086.81 to reimburse SBC for utility relocation payments within the Transportation Division's 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund.
Emergency action is requested to satisfy this liability as soon as possible.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to make payment to SBC to complete the relocation of overhead utilities within the Four Corners project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $9,086.81 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($9,086.81)
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WHEREAS, the City is vitally concerned with the use of the various rights-of-way in the City as such rights-of-way are valuable and limited resources that must be utilized to promote the economic development of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Four Corners (Cleveland Avenue at Eleventh Avenue) project was constructed to contribute positively to the economic viability and livability of the Greater Linden neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, burying above ground utilities was undertaken as part of this project; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division required that additional work be performed by SBC; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize payment for this work; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that SBC must be immediately paid for additional work performed to satisfy this liability as soon as possible, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Public Service Director be and is hereby authorized to pay SBC $9,086.81 for the relocation of overhead wires and cables in connection with the Four Corners (Cleveland Avenue at Eleventh Avenue) project.
SECTION 2. That the sum of $9,086.81 be and is hereby authorized to be expended from Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 644385 and Project 590126 for the payment of this work.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby make a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.