Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service employs personnel that are engaged in traffic sign and signal installation, permanent pavement marking application, and roadway improvement design and construction. Project costs incurred by the operating fund are salaries, overhead, overtime, materials and other direct costs. These personnel and project expenses 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.
This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $409,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary for this purpose.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this expenditure is available within the Build America Bonds Fund, no. 746. The 2011 revenue estimate for the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund reflects and assumes this revenue.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow the reimbursement of these operating expenses at the earliest possible time to make the Street Construction Maintenance Repair Fund whole.
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To authorize the Director of Public Service to expend $409,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to reimburse the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund for traffic sign and signal installation, permanent pavement marking, roadway improvement design and construction expenses, salaries, overhead, overtime, materials and other direct costs incurred by the Fund in connection with the Division of Planning and Operations' capital improvements program in 2011; to amend the 2011 C.I.B.; to authorize the transfer of monies within this fund;
to authorize the expenditure of $409,000.00 from the Build America Bonds Fund for the Department of Public Service; and to declare an emergency. ($409,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service employs personnel that are engaged in traffic sign and signal installation, permanent pavement marking activity, and roadway improvement design and construction activities and incurs various salary and material expenses within its operating fund associated with capital projects; and
WHEREAS, these costs can be capitalized; and
WHEREAS, the 2011 revenue estimate for the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund reflects and assumes this revenue; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize this expenditure in order to provide adequate operating resources for the Division of Planning and Operations and Division of Design and Construction; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Planning and Operations and Division of Design and Construction in that this reimbursement should be authorized to provide reimbursement to the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund at the earliest possible time and make this fund whole, 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 Director of Public Service be and hereby is authorized to expend $409,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary from The Build America Bonds Fund to reimburse the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund for traffic sign and signal installation, permanent pavement marking, roadway improvement design and construction expenses, salaries, overhead, overtime, materials and other direct cost expenses incurred in connection with the Division of Planning and Operations, Dept.-Div., 59-11, and Division of Design and Construction 59-12, capital improvements program as follows.
Dept - Div / Fund/ Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA Code / Amount
59-11 / 746 / 540013-100000 / Permanent Pavement Markings / 06-6651 / 761300 / $203,013.82
59-11 / 746 / 540008-100001 / Sign Upgrades / 06-6651 / 540801 / $197,096.21
59-12 / 746 / 530282-100049 / 530282-100049 / Resurfacing - Resurfacing 2010 Project 3 / 06-6631 / 768249 / $8,889.97
SECTION 2. That the 2011 Capital Improvement Budget Authorized by Ordinance 0266-2011 be amended as follows to provide sufficient authority for this project as follows:
Fund / Project / Project / Current CIB Amount / amendment amount / CIB amount as amended
746 / 590955-100002 / Operation Safewalks - Deshler Avenue / $250,000.00 (Carryover) / ($125,046.00) (Carryover) / $124,954.00 (Carryover)
746 / 540013-100000 / Permanent Pavement Markings / $466,954.00 (Carryover) / ($80,941.00) (Carryover) / $386,013.00(Carryover)
746 / 540008-100001 / Sign Upgrade/Street Name Signs - Commodities / $257,322.00 (Carryover) / $197,097.00 (Carryover) / $454,419.00 (Carryover)
746 / 530282-100049 / 530282-100049 / Resurfacing - Resurfacing 2010 Project 3 / $0.00 (Carryover) / $8,890.00 (Carryover)
SECTION 3. That the transfer of cash and appropriation within The Build America Bonds Fund, 746, be authorized for the Division of Mobility Options, Dept-Div 59-10, as follows:
Transfer From:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
746 / 590955-100002 / Operation Safewalks - Deshler Avenue / 06-6600 / 765502 / $125,046.00
746 / 540013-100000 / Permanent Pavement Markings / 06-6600 / 761300 / $80,940.18
Total Transfer From: $205,986.18
Transfer To:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
746 / 540008-100001 / Sign Upgrades / 06-6600 / 540801 / $197,096.21
746 / 530282-100049 / 530282-100049 / Resurfacing - Resurfacing 2010 Project 3 / 06-6600 / 768249 / $8,889.97
Total Transfer To: $205,986.18
SECTION 4. 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 ordinance.
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.