Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus is engaged in the Group 10 Intersection Improvement project. The purpose of this project is to improve safety at various intersections including the intersections of Trabue and Walcutt Roads and Hudson and North High Streets. Initial funding in the amount of $301,500.00, which allowed the City Attorney's Office Real Estate Division to hire professional services and begin acquisition of necessary right-of-way, was established pursuant to Ordinance 3008-1999 passed December 13, 1999. In early 2002 acquisition for this project was put on hold to allow for redesign of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps and crosswalks. At this time it is necessary to increase the initial funding to allow acquisition related activities to resume. This legislation authorizes the City Attorney to expend an additional $20,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for this intersection improvement project.
Fiscal Impact: Additional acquisition related expenses are currently estimated to be $20,000.00 for this project. Monies to pay for these costs are budgeted and available within the Federal/State Match project in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. This ordinance transfers these monies to the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund, appropriates them there and authorizes their expenditure.
Emergency action is requested to allow acquisition-related activities to resume as soon as possible so that construction of the proposed improvements can begin in 2005. Right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation activities traditionally require two (2) years to complete.
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To authorize the transfer of $20,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund to the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund; to appropriate $20,000.00 within the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to expend an additional $20,000.00 for acquisition-related activities including the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the Group 10 Intersection Improvement project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $20,000.00 from the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is engaged in the Group 10 Intersection Improvement project; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this project is to improve safety at various intersections including the intersections of Trabue and Walcutt Roads and Hudson and North High Streets; and
WHEREAS, initial funding in the amount of $301,500.00 which allowed the City Attorney's Office Real Estate Division to hire professional services and begin acquisition of necessary right-of-way was established pursuant to Ordinance 3008-1999 passed December 13, 1999; and
WHEREAS, in early 2002 acquisition for this project was put on hold to allow for redesign of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps and crosswalks; and
WHEREAS, at this time it is necessary to increase the funding to allow acquisition related activities to resume; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the City Attorney to expend an additional $20,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for this intersection improvement project; 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 expend the additional funds necessary to resume acquisition-related activities for the Group 10 Intersection Improvement project without further delay so that construction of these improvements can begin in 2005, 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 intra-fund transfer of $20,000.00 be and hereby is authorized as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Fund / Project # / Project / O.L. 01/O.L. 03 Codes / OCA Code
704 / 530208 / Federal/State Match / 06/6600 / 644385
Total Transfer From: $20,000.00
TRANSFER TO:
Fund / Project # / Project / O.L. 01/O.L. 03 Codes / OCA Code
704 / 530208 / Federal/State Match / 10/5501 / 644385
Total Transfer To: $20,000.00
SECTION 2. That the inter-fund transfer of $20,000.00 be and hereby is authorized as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Fund / Project / Project # / O.L. 01/O.L. 03 Codes / OCA Code
704 / 530208 / Federal/State Match / 10/5501 / 644385
Total Transfer From: $20,000.00
TRANSFER TO:
Fund / Project / project # / O.L. 03 Code / OCA Code
764 / Group 10 Intersection Improvements / 560007/ 0886 / 560007
Total Transfer To: $20,000.00
SECTION 3. That the sum of $20,000.00 be and hereby is appropriated from the unappropriated balance of Fund 764, the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004, to Department No. 59-09, the Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6601, OCA Code 560007 and Project 560007.
SECTION 4. That the monies appropriated in Section 4 shall be paid upon order of the Public Service Director and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 5. That the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized to resume acquisition related activities necessary to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to those parcels needed for the Group 10 Intersection Improvement project and to expend those funds required to pay related acquisition costs.
SECTION 6. That for the purpose of paying for said costs an additional $20,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from Fund 764, the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6601, OCA Code 560007 and Project 560007.
SECTION 7. 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.