Explanation
Background: Ordinance No. 1495-2010, passed November 11, 2010, authorizing the City Attorney to acquire certain property rights, and to expend monies in connection with the Scioto Trail Bikeway Land Acquisition 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. Additional funding is available in the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund. It is now necessary to establish a separate Auditor's Certificate to expend the aforementioned monies for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the Scioto Trail Land Acquisition Project.
Fiscal Impact: The Recreation and Parks Department, has determined funding for this project will be from the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow acquisition activities to begin as soon as possible as not to delay the completion of the delay.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend $29,500.00 from the Recreation and parks Bond Fund for costs in connection with the Scioto Trail Land Acquisition Project, and to declare an emergency. ($29,500.00).
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1495-2010, passed November 11, 2011, authorizing the City Attorney to acquire certain property rights, and to expend monies in connection with the Scioto Trail Acquisition 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 a separate Auditor's Certificate to expend the aforementioned monies for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the Scioto Trail Acquisition Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Park Department, 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 for the 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 Scioto Trail Land Acquisition Project.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $29,500.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary from the recreation and Park Bond Fund; Fund #702; Dept./Div.51-01; Project No. 510316-100000; OCA Code 644625; Object Level Three 6601 for the aforesaid purpose is hereby authorized.
Section 3. 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 4. 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 its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.