Explanation
Background:
Recreation and Parks (CRPD) and the Franklin County Engineers Office (FCEO) have a long-standing cooperative working relationship in improving, cost-sharing, and development of trail facilities. This agreement allows CRPD to partner with FCEO to construct trail access ramps and underpass improvements for the Big Walnut Trail. FCEO will be rehabilitating the Livingston Avenue Bridge, and this project will coincide with that construction, providing a cost-effective and efficient improvement. The ramps will provide direct access to from Livingston Avenue to Big Walnut Park. The agreement will provide increased safety, access, and significant improvements to the city's trail system along Big Walnut Creek. The project will increase efficiency and cost effectiveness. The project is noted as a key improvement in the Central Ohio Greenways Plan and the Columbus Bicentennial Bikeways Plan.
Principal Parties:
Franklin County Engineers
Dean Ringle, County Engineer
970 Dublin Road
Columbus, OH
(614) 525-3030
Federal ID#316400067-033
Emergency Justification:
An emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to provide funding for the project to begin within the 2012 construction year.
Fiscal Impact:
$180,000.00 from the Voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund 702.
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement with the Franklin County Engineers for construction of trail improvements to the Livingston Avenue Bridge over Big Walnut Creek; to authorize the transfer of $180,000.00 within the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; to amend the 2011 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the expenditure of $180,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($180,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, funds are being moved to alternate projects within Fund 702 to establish correct funding project detail location for the Livingston Avenue Bridge over Big Walnut Creek Improvements project; and
WHEREAS, the 2011 Capital Improvement Budget will be amended to reflect the fund transfers from projects within Fund 702; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into agreement with Franklin County Engineers for construction of trail improvements to the Livingston Avenue Bridge over Big Walnut Creek; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into agreement with Franklin County Engineers for construction of trail improvements to the Livingston Avenue Bridge over Big Walnut Creek Project so that work can begin within the 2012 construction year; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. The Director of Recreation and Parks be and is hereby authorized to enter into agreement with Franklin County Engineers for construction of trail improvements to the Livingston Avenue Bridge over Big Walnut Creek Project.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $180,000.00 within the voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund No. 702 for the projects listed below:
FROM:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510316-100000 644625 6680 $180,000.00
TO:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510316-100131 720131 6680 $180,000.00
SECTION 3. That the 2011 Capital Improvements Budget Ord. # 0266-2011 is hereby amended as follows in order to provide sufficient budget authority for this legislation .
CURRENT:
Fund 702; Project 510316-100000/Greenways./ $989,269/ (Voted debt sit supported)
Fund 702; Project 510316-100131/Big Walnut Trail-Livinston/ $0.00/ (Voted debt sit supported)
AMENDED TO:
Fund 702; Project 510316-100000/Greenways./ $809,269/ (Voted debt sit supported)
Fund 702; Project 510316-100131/Big Walnut Trail-Livinston/ $180,000/ (Voted debt sit supported)
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $180,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost thereof, be and is hereby authorized from the Voted Recreation & Parks Bond Fund 702, as follows:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510316-100131 720131 6680 $180,000.00
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this legislation.
SECTION 6. 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.