Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the City of Gahanna for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road - Phase A project, to accept contributions from the City of Gahanna toward work performed as part of this project, and to, as necessary, provide a refund to the City of Gahanna after the project and final accounting is complete.
The scope of work for this project consists of improvements of approximately 1,600 feet of Morse Road on the southern half of Morse Road and the southeast quadrant of the Hamilton Road/Morse Road intersection. Those improvements include an addition of a right turn lane on NB Hamilton Road to Morse Road, curb and gutter, storm sewer, sidewalk, street lighting, traffic control devices and street trees. The project includes a signal warrant analysis at the intersection of Morse Road and Polo Club Villas.
The Director of the Department of Public Service shall enter into a contribution agreement with the City of Gahanna for this project. The ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into additional agreements with the City of Gahanna as needed to complete this project.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The Department of Public Service is requesting council to consider this ordinance as an emergency measure in order to allow for immediate execution of agreements to maintain project schedules.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The City of Gahanna has agreed to contribute up to $1,000,000.00 toward the completion of the aforementioned project.
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To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the City of Gahanna for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road - Phase A project; to accept contributions from the City of Gahanna toward work performed as part of this project; to, as necessary, provide a refund to the City of Gahanna after the project and final accounting is complete; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the City of Gahanna for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road - Phase A; and
WHEREAS, this project consists of improvements of approximately 1,600 feet of Morse Road on the southern half of Morse Road and the southeast quadrant of the Hamilton Road/Morse Road intersection; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance allows the Department of Public Service to accept financial contributions from the City of Gahanan toward the costs of completing this project, and to, as necessary, provide a refund to them after the project is complete and final accounting is done; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, in that this legislation should go forth immediately to allow agreements to be executed to maintain project timelines, thereby preserving 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 Director of Public Service be and hereby is authorized to enter into agreements with the City of Gahanna for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road - Phase A project, to accept contributions from the City of Gahanna toward work performed as part of this project, and to, as necessary, provide a refund to the City of Gahanna after the project and final accounting is complete.
SECTION 2. 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 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account 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 are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
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 nor vetoes the same.