Explanation
The City of Columbus is engaged in the Sidewalk Installation Program Phase V project. The purpose of this project is to construct Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant sidewalk improvements for portions of Vineshire Drive, Bairsford Drive, Wheatland Avenue, Highland Avenue, Cooke Road, Hansen Avenue, and Dresden Street. This legislation authorizes the City Attorney to contract for professional services, to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in property needed for this project, and to expend the money necessary for payment of acquisition costs.
Fiscal Impact: Acquisition-related expenses for this project are estimated to total $100,000.00. Money to pay for these costs are available in the Resurfacing project within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. This ordinance transfers funds between projects as appropriate and authorizes the expenditure.
Construction of these improvements is slated to begin in 2005.
Emergency action is requested to allow right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation activities to begin immediately to accommodate this construction schedule.
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To authorize the transfer of $100,000.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the City Attorney to contract for professional services and to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests for property needed for the Sidewalk Installation Program Phase V project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is engaged in the Sidewalk Installation Program Phase V project; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this project is to construct Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalk improvements for portions of Vineshire Drive, Bairsford Drive, Wheatland Avenue, Highland Avenue, Cooke Road, Hansen Avenue and Dresden Street; and
WHEREAS, acquisition-related expenses are estimated to total $100,000.00 for this project; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund to pay for acquisition-related costs; 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 the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in those parcels needed for the Sidewalk Installation Program Phase V project and to expend those funds required to pay acquisition-related costs to allow right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation activities to begin immediately to accommodate this construction schedule, 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 transfer of $100,000.00 between projects within Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, be and hereby is authorized as follows:
TRANSFER FROM
Project # / Project / O.L. One /O.L. Three Codes / OCA Code
530282 / Resurfacing / 06 / 6600 / 644385
TOTAL TRANSFER FROM: $100,000.00
TRANSFER TO
Project # / Project / O.L. One /O.L. Three Codes / OCA Code
530790 / Sidewalk Program / 06 / 6682 / 644385
TOTAL TRANSFER TO: $100,000.00
SECTION 2. That the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to those parcels needed for the Sidewalk Installation Program Phase V project and to expend those funds required to pay related acquisition costs.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose of paying said costs the sum of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be expended from Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6601, OCA Code 644385 and Project 530790.
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.