Explanation
The City is engaged in efforts to improve the East Broad Street corridor to enhance the business climate and promote safe and expeditious traffic flow. Previous legislative initiatives include Ordinance 1159-2005 passed by Council July 11, 2005 that established the East Broad Street tax incremental financing (TIF) district; Ordinance 0629-2006 passed April 24, 2006 that authorized construction of an extension of Broughton Avenue and Ordinance 0838-2006 passed June 5, 2006 that granted consent, proposed cooperation and authorized the Public Service Director to enter into agreements with Empire Ventures/6200 E. Broad Street, LLC ("Continental") for its design and construction of improvements.
This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a $446,050.00 Reimbursement Agreement with Empire Ventures/6200 E. Broad Street, LLC ("Continental") for the design of improvements along the East Broad Street corridor. The projects are designated in Exhibit D in the Tax Increment Financing Agreement for the East Broad Street. Preliminary engineering will be provided for the East Broad Street Median Project from I-270 to Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road. Services are detailed in the Consultants letter dated June 23, 2006. The formal competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 329 of the City Code are being waived for the procurement of preliminary engineering services pursuant to this Reimbursement Agreement.
Fiscal Impact: Funds are on deposit in the East Broad Street Growth Area Fund, Fund 774.
Emergency action is requested so that this project can proceed in a timely manner and keep commitments made to the local community.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a Reimbursement Agreement with Empire Ventures/6200 E. Broad Street, LLC ('Continental') for the preliminary engineering of the East Broad Street Median Project from I-270 to Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road; to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Code, 1959, and to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $446,050.00 from the East Broad Street Growth Area Fund. ($446,050.00)
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WHEREAS, the need exists to enter into a Reimbursement Agreement for the design of the East Broad Street Median Project from I-270 to Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the city to waive the formal competitive bidding requirements of the City Code, 1959, and that this agreement be awarded in accordance with Section 186 of the City Charter; now, therefore and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department in that it is immediately necessary to provide consent for this project so that it can proceed according to established timelines and keep commitments made to the local community, 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 hereby is authorized to enter into a Reimbursement Agreement Empire Ventures/6200 E. Broad Street, LLC ("Continental") for design of the East Broad Street Median Project from I-270 to Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road for the Transportation Division in the amount of $446,050.00 pursuant to Section 186 of the City Charter.
SECTION 2. That in accordance with Section 329.27 of the Columbus City Code, City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus that the formal competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 329 be waived for the procurement of design services pursuant to this Reimbursement Agreement and hereby waives said Section.
SECTION 3. That the appropriation and expenditure of $446,050.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary be and hereby is authorized from Fund 774, the East Broad Street Growth Area Fund, department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631 as follows:
OCA Code / project / amount
774001 / 774001 / $122,000.00
774004 / 774004 / $50,000.00
774005 / 774005 / $274,050.00
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto which is hereby made 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. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.