Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to enter into a contract with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program. The Neighborhood Services Division solicited competitive bids through Solicitation No. SA-002936 and received the following:
The Ransom Company: 24 cents per cubic foot
Contract Compliance # is 26-9401266 and is effective until 3-4-2010
Emergency action is requested so that the demolition of unsafe structures can begin immediately.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available within the General Permanent Improvement Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Development Department to enter into contract with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures determined to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program; to authorize the expenditure of $110,000.00 from the General Permanent Improvement Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($110,000.00)
Body
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4109, authorizes the demolition of unsafe buildings; and
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4701, authorizes the demolition of buildings declared to be public nuisances, and
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4509, authorizes the demolition of buildings posing an imminent danger to the public health and safety; and
Whereas, this legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to enter into a contract with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program; and
Whereas, emergency action is requested so that the demolition of unsafe structures can begin immediately; and
Whereas, emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the contract with the Ransom Company for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Development Department is hereby authorized to enter into contract with The Ransom Company in accordance with Columbus City Code for the demolition of structures determined to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program.
Section 2. That the sum of $110,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Permanent Improvement Fund, Fund 748, Department of Development, Neighborhood Services, Division No. 44-05, OCA Code 748447, Project 748447, Object Level Three 3292.
Section 3. 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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.