Explanation
The Transportation Division is responsible for curb replacement within the city limits. To facilitate the replacement of some of the many miles of deteriorated curb at minimal cost, the City instituted a program many years ago to reimburse property owners who replace curbs and apply for reimbursement at a rate of $16.00 per lineal foot of curb. Reimbursement occurs subsequent to inspection and approval of the new curb by the City. The majority of these replacements occur while the property owners are constructing new sidewalks, which are ordinarily the property owners' responsibility to maintain and/or replace. The Transportation Division is in need of establishing funds for the Curb Reimbursement program for 2004.
This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $100,000.00 to repay the various property owners for costs associated with the construction of new concrete curb. Recent authorizations for this program were $94,267.50 in 1998, $100,000.00 in 1999 and $15,000.00 in 2002. No funds were authorized in 2003.
Funding for the Curb Reimbursement program is available in the Resurfacing project within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. This ordinance transfers the needed funds from this project to the Curb Replacement project, from which it can then be expended.
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To authorize the transfer of $100,000.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund to fund the 2004 Curb Reimbursement program for the Transportation Division; to authorize the Public Service Director to reimburse various property owners for the replacement of concrete curbs and to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City is committed to the Curb Reimbursement program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of additional funds for this ongoing program; and
WHEREAS, the transfer of funds between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund is required for this purpose; 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. 01/O.L. 03 Codes/ OCA Code
530282/ Resurfacing / 06/6600/ 644385
Total Transfer From: $100,000.00
TRANSFER TO
Project#/ Project/ O.L. 01/O.L. 03 Codes/ OCA Code
530210/ Curb Replacement/ 06/6631/ 644385
Total Transfer To: $100,000.00
SECTION 2. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to reimburse various property owners for the replacement of concrete curb according to the existing program guidelines established for this purpose.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose of paying for the Curb Reimbursement program the sum of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, 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 6631, OCA Code 644385 and Project 530210.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.