Explanation
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, employs personnel that are engaged in traffic sign, signal installation and permanent pavement marking activities. These personnel are budgeted within and paid from the division's operating fund, the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund. These costs can be capitalized. Doing so is consistent with earlier efforts by the Division to reimburse its operating fund when the operating fund incurred expenses more appropriate to capital improvement funding (Ordinances 1795-2004, 0191-2005, 1728-2005, 2162-2005 and 0385-2006).
This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $609,354.52 or so much thereof as may be necessary for this purpose.
Emergency Action is requested in order to provide needed funding to the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund prior to the end of the year.
Fiscal Impact: This expenditure is budgeted within the Transportation Division's 2006 Bond Sale in the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund in the Roadway Improvements and Resurfacing projects. Due to the need for these funds now and the availability of funds from the 2005 Bond Sale and encumbrance cancellations of completed projects these funds are being legislated now. The 2006 revenue estimate for the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund reflects and assumes this revenue.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to expend $609,354.52 or so much thereof as may be necessary to reimburse the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund for traffic sign, signal installation and permanent pavement marking expenses incurred by the latter in connection with the Transportation Division's capital improvements program in 2006, to amend the 2006 CIB, to authorize the transfer of $309,354.52 within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to authorize this expenditure from the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($609,354.52)
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Division employs personnel that are engaged in traffic sign, signal installation and permanent pavement marking activities; and
WHEREAS, these costs can be capitalized; and
WHEREAS, the 2006 revenue estimate for the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund reflects and assumes this revenue; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance amends the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize this expenditure in order to provide adequate operating resources for the Transportation Division; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize said reimbursement prior to year end; 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 $609,354.52 or so much thereof as may be necessary to reimburse the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund for traffic sign, signal installation and permanent pavement marking expenses incurred in connection with the Transportation Division's capital improvements program in 2006.
SECTION 2. That the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget established within ordinance 1108-2006 be and hereby is amended as follows:
Project Number / Project / Current CIB Amount / amendment amount / CIB amount as amended
530103/ Arterial Street Rehabilitation (Carryover) /$929,030.00 (Carryover) / ($170,866.75) (Carryover) / $758,163.25 (Carryover)
530010/ Krumm Park (Carryover ) / $0.00 (Carryover) / ($24,545.64) / $0.00 (Carryover)
530021 / Urban Infrastructure Recovery / $0.00 (Carryover) / ($113,942.13) (Carryover) / $0.00 (Carryover)
530161 / Roadway Improvements / $5,801,690.00 (Carryover) / $309,354.52 (Carryover) / $6,111,044.52 (Carryover)
SECTION 3. That the transfer of $309,354.52 within Fund 704 the voted 1995, 1999, 2004 Streets and Highways fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, be and hereby is authorized as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
project number / project / Object Level 01/03 Codes / OCA Code / Amount
530103 / Arterial Street Rehabilitation / 06/6600 / 644385 / $170,866.75
530010/ Krumm Park / 06/6600 / 644385 / $24,545.64
530021/Urban Infrastructure Recovery/ 06/6600 / 644385 / $113,942.13
Total Transfer From: $309,354.52
TRANSFER TO:
project number / project / Object Level 01/03 Codes / OCA Code / Amount
530161 / Roadway Improvements / 06/6600 / 644385 / $309,354.52
Total Transfer To: $309,354.52
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $609,354.52 be and hereby is authorized from Fund 704, the 1995, 1999, 2004 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 530161.
SECTION 5. 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.