City of Columbus - File #: 0116-2006

• File #: 0116-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/12/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 4/3/2006
• Final action: 4/5/2006
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to expend $300,000.00 from the Safety Bond Fund for tenant improvements and furnishings for the new building being leased by Police IAB and Fire PSU; and to declare an emergency.($300,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/5/2006	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
4/4/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/3/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/3/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/24/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
3/24/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/23/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/23/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/23/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/13/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/13/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/13/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/13/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/13/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/13/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/12/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Title

To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to expend $300,000.00 from the Safety Bond Fund for tenant improvements and furnishings for the new building being leased by Police IAB and Fire PSU;  and to declare an emergency.($300,000.00)

Explanation

BACKGROUND

Need:            There is an immediate need to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the safety Bond Fund for tenant improvements and furnishings for the new building being leased by Police IAB and Fire PSU.  This ordinance will pre-encumber said funds for payment to the lessor of the building to complete the necessary tenant improvements; funds for furnishings will be expended after  competitive bids have been solicited.

Bid Information:      N/A ~ this ordinance is only to pre-encumber funding; funds for furnishing will be expended only after a competitive bidding process has taken place.

Contract Compliance:      N/A

Emergency Designation:            Emergency action is requested to make funding immediately available to pay for said tenant improvements in a timely fashion.

FISCAL IMPACT

Budgeted Amount:            Funds are specifically earmarked for this project within the Safety Bond Fund, Fire Facility Renovation~ Lease Improvements Project.

Body

WHEREAS,      there is an immediate need to pre-encumber funding for tenant improvements and furnishings for the new building being leased by Police IAB and Fire PSU; and,

WHEREAS,      it is now necessary to pre-encumber funds for miscellaneous tenant improvements to be completed by the lessor of the new constructed building and furnishings that will be competitively bid at a later time; and

WHEREAS, a emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to pre-encumber funding for the aforementioned reasons, 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 Safety Director be and he is hereby authorized to expend, as needed, funds for various tenant improvements and furnishings needed for the new building to be leased by Police IAB and Fire PSU.

Section 2.      That the expenditure of $300,000.00, or so much thereof, as may be necessary, be and it is hereby authorized and directed from Division of Fire, Division No. 30-04, Safety Voted Bond Fund 701, OCA 644559, Project 340120, OL3 Code 6620.

Section 3.      That the procurement of all furnishings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.06 unless otherwise provided in Sections 329.07, 329.13, 329.22 or 329.24.

Section 4.      That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared 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.