City of Columbus - File #: 0281-2004

• File #: 0281-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/29/2004
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 3/29/2004
• Final action: 4/1/2004
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to expend $190,000.00 to reimburse the Franklin County Engineering Department for the City of Columbus' share of the costs to improve a portion of Frank Road; to authorize this expenditure from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($190,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/1/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/31/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/29/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
3/29/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/17/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/17/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/17/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/16/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/16/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/16/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/16/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/16/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/16/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/15/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/15/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/9/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/9/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/3/2004	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/3/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/29/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The City of Columbus and the Franklin County Engineer's Office have completed the improvement of a portion of Frank Road from Gantz Road east to SR 104 South.  These improvements including paving, pavement repairs, concrete curb and gutter work, sidewalks with ADA-compliant ramps, pavement striping, raised pavement markers, buried loop detectors and landscape restoration.  Franklin County was the lead agency and let the contracts and oversaw this work, with the City participating financially.  The County has billed the City $190,000.00 for the City's portion of the work.  This ordinance provides for reimbursement of this expense to the Franklin County Engineer.

Funds for this expenditure are available within the Resurfacing project of the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund.

Emergency action is requested to expedite payment to the Franklin County Engineer in order to help mitigate any cash flow problems.  The expense was invoiced to the City on October 14, 2003.

Title

To authorize the Public Service Director to expend $190,000.00 to reimburse the Franklin County Engineering Department for the City of Columbus' share of the costs to improve a portion of Frank Road; to authorize this expenditure from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency.  ($190,000.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Franklin County Engineer's Office have completed the improvement of a portion of Frank Road from Gantz Road east to SR 104 South; and

WHEREAS, Franklin County was the lead agency and let the contracts and oversaw this work, with the City participating financially; and

WHEREAS, the County has billed the Transportation Division $190,000.00 for the City's portion of the work; and

WHEREAS, this expense needs to be paid to the Franklin County Engineer; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Transportation Division, Public Service Department, in that payment of this expense to the Franklin County Engineer is immediately necessary to satisfy this liability; 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 expend $190,000.00 to reimburse the Franklin County Engineering Department for the City of Columbus' share of improvements made to Frank Road from Gantz Road east to SR 104 South for which the County served as the lead agency.

SECTION 2.  That the expenditure of $190,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized 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 530282 to satisfy this liability.

SECTION 3.   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.