Explanation
Background: Ordinance No. 0698-2010, passed May 24, 2010, authorizing the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain real property rights, and to expend monies in connection with the Dublin Road Capacity Increase Detailed Design Project. The original amount of funding made available for this project was done so with the understanding that additional monies may be needed at a later date. It is now necessary to establish an Auditor's Certificate to expend the additional monies for acquisition and professional services costs in connection with the Dublin Road Capacity Increase Detailed Design Project.
Fiscal Impact: The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power and Water, has determined funding for this project will be from the Water Super Build America Bonds Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to provide for the immediate acquisition of real property interests necessary to the City's project in order to preserve public health, peace, property and safety.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire additional fee simple title and lesser interests; contract for professional services; to authorize a transfer and expenditure up to $75,000.00 within the Water Super Build America Bonds Fund; for costs in connection with the Dublin Road Capacity Increase Detailed Design Project; to authorize an amendment to the 2011 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0698-2010, passed May 24, 2010, authorizing the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain real property rights, and to expend monies in connection with the Dublin Road Capacity Increase Detailed Design Project; and
WHEREAS, the original amount of funding made available for this project was done so with the understanding that additional monies may be needed at a later date; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to establish an Auditor's Certificate for acquisition costs in connection with the Dublin Road Capacity Increase Detailed Design Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power and Water, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate and to contract for the aforesaid professional services necessary in connection with said project; in an emergency manner in order to provide for the immediate acquisition of real property interests; for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney be, and hereby is, authorized to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate and to contract for the professional services necessary in connection with the Dublin Road Capacity Increase Detailed Design Project, Project No. 690428-100001.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $75,000.00 within the Division of Power and Water, Dept/Div. No. 60-09, Water Super Build America Bonds Fund, Fund No. 610, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6601, as follows:
Fund No. | Project No. | Project Name | OCA Code | change
610 | 690475-100000 (carryover) | Taylor-Nelson W.M. Clng. | 610475 | -$60,000
610 | 690521-100000 (carryover) | Emergency Repair CT | 610521 | -$15,000
610 | 690428-100001 (carryover) | DRWP Capacity-Detailed Design | 614281| +$75,000
SECTION 3. That the 2011 Capital Improvements Budget is hereby amended as follows:
Fund No. | Project No. | Project Name | Current Authority | Revised Authority | change
610 | 690475-100000 (carryover) | Taylor-Nelson W.M. Clng. | $60,000 | $0 | -$60,000
610 | 690521-100000 (carryover) | Emergency Repair CT | $615,000 | $600,000 | -$15,000
610 | 690428-100001 (carryover) | DRWP Capacity-Detailed Design | $0 | $75,000 | +$75,000
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $75,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary from Water Super Build America Bonds Fund, Fund No. 610, Dept./Div.60-09, Project No. 690428-100001, OCA Code 614281, Object Level Three 6601, for the aforesaid purpose is hereby authorized.
SECTION 5. 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 6. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer any unencumbered balance in the project account to the unallocated balance within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be made from a project account by monies from more than one source.
SECTION 7. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper project accounting numbers as appropriate.
SECTION 8. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made apart 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 its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.