Explanation
1. Background: This ordinance will provide the City Attorney with the estimated, additional funds required to continue acquiring fee simple title and lesser interests, and for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the Big Walnut Outfall Sewer System Capacity Augmentation, Part 1 Project, and the Big Walnut Augmentation/Rickenbacker Sanitary Interceptor Project.
2. Emergency Designation: The Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting City Council to declare this an emergency measure in order to facilitate the procurement of the required easements for the aforementioned projects. The City Attorney's Real Estate Section has successfully concluded negotiations for several parcels, and has an immediate need for the additional funds that are necessary to conclude the required legal transactions. The procurement of the easements are a condition for a timely award of the Big Walnut Augmentation/Rickenbacker Sanitary Interceptor Project.
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To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services; and to authorize the appropriation, transfer and expenditure of $1,260,000.00 from the Sewerage System Reserve Fund to the 1991 Voted Sanitary Bond Fund; in connection with the Big Walnut Outfall Sewer System Capacity Augmentation, Part 1 Project, and the Big Walnut Augmentation/Rickenbacker Sanitary Interceptor Project, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to declare an emergency. ($1,260,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities, has developed construction plans and specifications for the sanitary sewer improvement projects known as the Big Walnut Outfall Sewer System Capacity Augmentation, Part 1 Project, and the Big Walnut Augmentation/Rickenbacker Sanitary Interceptor Project; and
WHEREAS, in order to construct the aforementioned sanitary improvements it has been determined necessary for this City Council 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 professional services necessary to complete said acquisition; and whereupon additional funds are hereby required to continue; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the transfer and expenditure of funds; to authorize the City Attorney to procure the required easements necessary to construct the aforementioned vital sanitary sewer improvements; 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 from the unappropriated monies in the Sewerage System Reserve Fund No. 654, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources, and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2003, the sum of $1,260,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the Division of Sewerage and Drainage| Division 60-05| Object Level One 10|Object Level Three 5502| OCA Code 901553.
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $1,260,000.00 to the 1991 Voted Sanitary Bond Fund No. 664, at such time as deemed necessary by him, and to expend said funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary as follows:
Big Walnut Outfall Sewer System Capacity Augmentation| Project 650430| Object Level Three 6601| OCA: 664430| $740,000.00.
Big Walnut/Rickenbacker San.| Project No. 650491| Object Level Three 6601| OCA: 650491| $520,000.00.
Section 3. That the $1,260,000.00 is hereby appropriated for the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Elimination Project within the 1991 Voted Sanitary Bond Fund| Fund 664| Division 60-05 as follows:
Project 650430| OCA Code 650430| $740,000.00
Project 650491| OCA Code 650491| $520,000.00
Section 4 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 Big Walnut Outfall Sewer System Capacity Augmentation, Part 1 Project, and the Big Walnut Augmentation/Rickenbacker Sanitary Interceptor Project.
Section 5 That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer any unencumbered balance in the 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; except that no transfer shall be so made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
Section 6. That the expenditure of $1,260,000.00, or as much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the 1991 Voted Sanitary Bond Fund No. 671; Division 60-05; within the following projects:
Project No. 650430| Big Walnut Outfall Sew. Sys. Cap. Aug.| OCA Code 664430| $740,000.00.
Project No. 650491| Big Walnut/Rickenbacker San.|| OCA 671646| $520,000.00.
Section 7. 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.