Explanation
BACKGROUND: To declare the necessity of installing a high pressure sodium street lighting system under the assessment procedure. Property owners have submitted a petition for a high pressure sodium street lighting system with ornamental poles and underground wiring for the Heatherbrook Subdivision, including: Pinnacle Drive, Treehaven Drive, Trevor Court and Trevor Drive.
Emergency action is requested due to citizen's approved petition for a timely implementation of construction services.
FISCAL IMPACT: The determined amount to be paid for the City's share under the assessment procedure is $26,000.00.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities, on behalf of the Division of Electricity, to declare the necessity of installing ornamental street lighting with underground wiring in the Heatherbrook Subdivision under the assessment procedure, and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, property owners have submitted a petition for a high pressure sodium street lighting system with ornamental poles and underground wiring in the Heatherbrook Subdivision, including: Pinnacle Drive, Treehaven Drive, Trevor Court and Trevor Drive; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary to avoid any further delay in the implementation of construction services in accordance with citzen's approved petition for street lighting under the assessment procedure; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Electricity, in that it is immediately necessary to declare the necessity of making said improvement in order that the same may be completed at the earliest possible time, thereby protecting the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That it is necessary to install a high pressure sodium street lighting system with ornamental poles and underground wiring in the Heatherbrook Subdivision, including: Pinnacle Drive, Treehaven Drive, Trevor Court and Trevor Drive in the City of Columbus, Ohio, in accordance with the plans, specifications and estimate of the proposed improvement prepared by the Administrator of the Division of Electricity, which are hereby approved.
SECTION 2. That the installation of said street lights shall be as shown on the plans, to wit drawing number 13E0193 of the files of the Administrator of the Division of Electricity of the Department of Public Utilities, which are by reference made a part hereof.
SECTION 3. That the whole cost of said improvement, less the City portion not to exceed 30%, shall be assessed per lot in proportion to the special benefits which may result from the improvement upon the following described residential lots and lands, which said lots and lands are hereby determined to be specially benefited equally by said improvement, and in an amount to be determined.
SECTION 4. That the assessment so to be levied shall be paid in twenty semi-annual installments, with interest on deferred payments at a rate not exceeding the prevailing interest rate; provided that the owner of any property assessed may, at his option, pay such assessment or any number of installments of the same, at any time after such assessment has been levied.
SECTION 5. That notes of the City of Columbus, Ohio, shall be issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds to be issued in anticipation of collection of the assessments by installments, and in an amount equal thereto.
SECTION 6. That the City portion of the enitre cost of improvement shall be paid from the Electric Enterprise Funds.
SECTION 7. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this resolution is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its adotpion and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after adoption if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.