Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to pay the Franklin County Department of Public Facilities Management $20,901.50 for the City's portion of architectural expenses associated with the preparation of bid specifications, assistance with the selection of a contractor, and monitoring construction progress for the exterior sealing of the Municipal Court Building, 375 South High Street. On November 21, 1975, the City of Columbus entered into a lease agreement (CT-05851) with the Franklin County Commissioners that provided for a debt service/lease payment for the Municipal Court Building. The agreement was authorized by Ordinance No. 1589-75 and provides office space for the Municipal Courts, the Municipal Court Clerk, and City Attorney Prosecutor's office. Per the agreement, Franklin County is responsible for all structural and exterior repairs and the costs shall be prorated between Franklin County and the City of Columbus according to the ratio the square footage of the leased premises bears to the total square footage of space in the structure. Presently, the City of Columbus occupies 85% of the building, and therefore responsible for 85% of the costs of the above mentioned repairs. The total costs of the architectural services are $24,590.00. The City's share is $20,901.50.
Fiscal Impact: The Facilities Management Division budgeted $462,000.00 in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget for the City's share of the costs of the exterior sealing of the Municipal Court Building. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $20,901.50. The remaining funds budgeted in the Facilities Management CIB for the Municipal Court Tuck Pointing will be used to pay the City's share of the exterior sealing work and renovation.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to pay the Franklin County Department of Public Facilities Management for the City's share of the architectural services associated with the exterior sealing of the Municipal Court Building and to authorize an expenditure of $20,901.50 from the Facilities Management Capital Improvement Fund. ($20,901.50)
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WHEREAS, in 1975, the City of Columbus and the Franklin County Board of Commissioners entered into a long-term debt service lease agreement for office space at the Municipal Court Building, 375 South High Street, and
WHEREAS, the agreement divides the costs of exterior maintenance based on the ratio of occupancy and the City of Columbus currently occupies 85% of the Municipal Court building, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to reimburse the County for expenses incurred for architectural costs associated with the exterior sealing of the Municipal Court building; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Public Service Director is hereby authorized to pay $20,901.50 to the Franklin County Department of Public Facilities Management for costs associated with architectural services related to the exterior sealing of the Municipal Court building, 375 South High Street.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $20,901.50, or so much thereof that may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 59-07
Fund: 733
Project: 570030
OCA Code: 643437
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6601
Amount: $20,901.50
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.