Explanation
Background: Ordinance No. 2089-2005 authorized the Director of Development to enter into a Guaranteed Maximum Price Reimbursement Agreement with Columbus Urban Growth Corporation for up to $2,710,000 to design and construct off-site improvements to Gowdy Field. It has been determined that an additional $784,000 will be needed to complete the project. This ordinance will amend Ordinance No. 2089-2005 by increasing the amount of the contract to $3,494,000.
Fiscal Impact: The additional funding is available in the 2006 Capital Improvement Budget, and will be generated in the November 30th 2006 Bond Sale.
Emergency Justification: All construction must be completed by June 1, 2007 in order for the tenant to still take possession of the building.
Title
To amend Ordinance No. 2089-2005, passed January 9, 2006, by increasing the expenditure amount by $784,000; to amend the 2006 Capital Improvement Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($784,000)
Body
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2006, Columbus City Council passed Ordinance No. 2089-2005 authorizing the Development Director to enter into a contract with Columbus Urban Growth Corporation to design and construct off-site improvements for the Gowdy Field project; and
WHEREAS, construction costs have risen, a determination to resurface and recurb Olentangy River Road, the instability of soils requires the installation of a force main sanitary sewer system, an additional length of water line piping to reach the site and additional engineering work has increased the total funds needed to complete the off-site infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2006 Capital Improvement Budget in order to amass all funds needed; and
WHEREAS; an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the amendment to Ordinance No. 2089-2005, all for the immediate preservation of 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 contract amount in Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2089-2005 shall be increased by $784,000 to $3,494,000.
Section 2. That the 2006 Capital Improvement Budget be amended as follows:
PROJECT# PROJECT NAME 2006 CIB AMOUNT AMENDED 2006 CIB AMOUNT
441735 Northland Mall Project $1,275,800 $ 1,205,800
440113 Gowdy Field $ 780,000 $ 850,000
Section 3. That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2089-2005 shall be amended to read as follows:
That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of up to $2,780,000 from the Development Department, Division No. 44-01, Fund No. 735, Project No. 440113 Miscellaneous Development and Acquisition-Gowdy Field, OCA Code 735113, Object Level Three 6680 and the expenditure of up to $500,000 from the Development Department, Division No. 44-01, Fund 735 , Project No. 590415 Economic & Community Development - Gowdy Field, OCA Code 735113, Object Level Three 6600, and the expenditure of up to $214,000 from Transportation Division, Fund No. 704, Project No 530282, OCA Code 644385, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6600 are hereby authorized.
Section 4. That for 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.