Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Division of Design and Construction is engaged in the Brick Rehabilitation - Pearl Street - Short North Brick Rehabilitation Project. During this project on-street parking will be severely restricted. Because of this, the Department of Public Service has negotiated with CMHA(Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority)/Bollinger Tower LLC, to allow residents to use a portion of the Bollinger Tower parking area.
It is therefore necessary to enter into a 3-party agreement with CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC, Thompson Excavation, LTD (Contractor), and the City of Columbus to allow impacted Columbus residents, to use the CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC parking area for temporary parking for local residents during the construction of the Brick Rehabilitation - Pearl Street - Short North Brick Rehabilitation Project. Up to 7 temporary parking spaces are required during the duration of the construction contract from March 15, 2012 and June 15, 2012.
As part of the agreement and part of their construction contract, Thompson Excavation, LTD (Contractor) will provide payment to CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC for up to 7 (seven) temporary parking spaces for resident parking displaced during the Pearl Street Project. Duration is approximately 28-Days (more or less as required) at $7.00 per space per day.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into an agreement with CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC, and Thompson Excavation, LTD to utilize up to 7 parking spaces for the described period in the CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC parking area and to be paid by Thompson Excavation, LTD (Contractor) for these spaces.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
As part of their contract with the City for this project Thompson Excavation, LTD will provide payment to CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC, for this project expense.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested for this legislation to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into this agreement to ensure this project remains on schedule and additional expenses are not incurred.
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To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a three-party agreement with CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC and Thompson Excavation, LTD for the purpose of allowing area residents to utilize parking spaces in the Bollinger Tower parking area during the construction of the Department of Public Service Brick Rehabilitation - Pearl Street - Short North Brick Rehabilitation project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service is engaged in the Brick Rehabilitation - Pearl Street - Short North Brick Rehabilitation Project; and
WHEREAS, during the construction of this project on-street parking will be restricted causing a need to find additional parking for area residents; and
WHEREAS, in order to ease this burden on local residents the Department of Public Service has negotiated with CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC to obtain the temporary usage of up to 7 parking spaces in their parking area; and
WHEREAS, as part of its construction contract with the City, Thompson Excavation, LTD will provide payment to CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC, for this purpose, and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a three-party agreement with CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC and Thompson Excavation, LTD, for CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC to provide up to 7 parking spaces and be paid by Thompson Excavation, LTD for usage of said parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the Department of Public Service in that this agreement is necessary to allow these parking spaces available and ensure additional expenses are not incurred; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be authorized to enter into a three-party agreement with CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC and Thompson Excavation, LTD for Bollinger Tower, LLC (Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority), to provide up to 7 parking spaces at the Bollinger Tower parking facility during the construction of the Brick Rehabilitation - Pearl Street - Short North Brick Rehabilitation Project.
SECTION 2. That, as part of their construction contract with the City, Thompson Excavation, LTD will provide payment to CMHA/Bollinger Tower LLC for the parking spaces provided.
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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.