Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus is engaged in the Tuttle Crossing Boulevard project. This project will reconstruct 0.70 miles of Tuttle Crossing Boulevard from Wilcox Road east to I-270. It will include installation of wider roadways, raised median, a closed drainage system, curb and gutter, street lighting, bicycle paths and sidewalks. This is a Franklin County/ City of Dublin / City of Columbus joint project with Columbus being responsible for the acquisition of any additional right-of-way and for the payment of reimbursable utility relocation expenses within the Columbus corporate limits. Previous legislation, in the amount of $750,000 to pay for right-of-way acquisition and reimbursable utility relocation expenses was passed on 4/5/2006 (0517-2006). Right-of-way acquisition expenses exceeded the original legislated amount leaving insufficient funds to pay for reimbursable utility relocation expenses. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to reimburse AT&T (Contract Compliance number: 36-3264367, expiring 8/18/10) in an amount up to $124,621.36 for that purpose.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Monies to pay for these costs in the amount of $124,621.36 are available due to cancellation of encumbrances from completed projects within the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to provide reimbursement to AT&T at the earliest possible time as these relocations have been completed since 2007.
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To authorize the Director of Public Service to reimburse AT&T for utility relocation costs incurred in conjunction with the Tuttle Crossing Boulevard project for the Division of Transportation; to authorize the expenditure of $124,621.36 from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund, and to declare and emergency. ($124,621.36)
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WHEREAS, the City is engaged in the Tuttle Crossing Boulevard project in cooperation with Franklin County and the City of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, the City is responsible for the payment of reimbursable utility relocation expenses required to be performed in conjunction with the project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, Division of Transportation, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize this expenditure of funds to reimburse utility companies for utility relocations as relocations have been completed since 2007 ; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the 2008 Capital Improvements Budget established within ordinance 0690-2008 be and hereby is amended due to cancellations as follows:
Project Number / Project / Current CIB Amount / Amendment Amount / CIB Amount
530103-100000 / Arterial Street Rehabilitation (Carryover) / $1,418,106.00 (Carryover) / $236,771.00 (Carryover) / $1,654,877.00 (Carryover)
Section 2. That the expenditure of $124,621.36, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and hereby is authorized from Fund 704, the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund, Department 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 644385 and Project 530103 to provide for reimbursement to AT&T for utility relocation expenses.
Section 3. That the Director of Public Service be and herby is authorized to pay utility relocation costs to AT&T.
Section 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 5. 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 not vetoes the same.