Explanation
Background: The following is an ordinance to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend the monies for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the South Wellfield Expansion Project.
Fiscal Impact: The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, has determined funding for this project will be from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the acquisition of the parcels necessary for this project to proceed without delay in order to maintain Public Utilities' construction and project schedule.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend $10,000.00 from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund for costs in connection with the South Wellfield Expansion Project, and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is engaged in the South Wellfield Expansion Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of 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 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 South Wellfield Expansion Project, #690359.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $10,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, Fund #606; Dept./Div. 60-90, Project No. 690359; OCA Code 642900; Object Level Three 6601, for acquisition costs related to the aforesaid purpose is hereby authorized.
Section 3. 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.