Explanation
Background:
This ordinance will authorize the transfer of $225,244.45 within the Voted 1999/2004 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund No. 702, amend the 2007 Capital Improvement Budget, and authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a contract with Jones Stuckey Ltd for the Alum Creek Trail-I670 to Innis Park Design.
Seven Proposals were received by the Recreation and Parks Department, for the Bikeway Design as follows:
Status
Jones Stuckey Maj.
DLZ MBR
RW Armstong Maj.
EMHT Maj.
Columbus Engineering Maj.
Dynotec MBE
Kabil Maj
Jones Stuckey was selected based on experience, availability, and knowldedge of project site.
The services will include the design of a 3.75 mile trail Along Alum Creek. Work will include structure design and trail design, surveying, mapping, trail schematic plans, site and culvert plans, cross section sheets, bridge detail sheets.
Contract Compliance Number for Jones Stuckey is #31-0723296.
Emergency action is necessary to allow project to begin as soon as possible for initial design services to commence.
Fiscal Impact:
$650,000.00 is budgeted in the Recreation and Parks Voted 1999/2004 Bond Fund to meet the financial obligation of this project.
Title
To authorize the transfer of $225,244.45 within the voted 1999/2004 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund, to authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Jones Stuckey for Alum Creek Trail-I670 to Innis Park Design Services, to authorize the expenditure of $650,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted bond fund, to amend the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget, and to declare an emergency. ($650,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, proposals were received by the Recreation and Parks Department for professional services in conjunction with the design of the Alum Creek Trail - I670 to Innis park; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract to allow work to begin as soon as possible; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with Jones Stuckey Ltd., for the design of the Alum Creek Trail-I670 to Innis Park, in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the Recreation and Parks Department.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $225,244.45 within the Voted 1999/2004 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund No. 702, from project listed below:
FROM:
Project 510326, OCA 644526, Obj level 3 6680: $225,244.45
TO:
Project 510316, OCA 644526, Obj level 3 6680: $225,244.45
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $650,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized, to pay the cost thereof, as follows:
$650,000.00 Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Funds: Fund No. 702, Dept. 51-01, Project 510316, OCA Code 644526, and Object Level 3 No. 6680
SECTION 4. That the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget Ordiance No. 0733-2007, is hereby amended as follows, in order to provide sufficient budget authority for the execution of this legislation, previously approveed legislation, and for future legislation pertaining to the Development of Scioto Mile Parkland:
CURRENT:
Fund 702 Project 510316 / Greenways Project / $1,687,133.00 (voted carryover only)
Fund 702 Project 510326 / Big Walnut Trail / $500,000.00 (voted carryover only)
Fund 702 Project 510713 / Scioto Mile Park Development / $00.00
AMENDED TO:
Fund 702 Project 510316 / Greenways Project/ $1,912.378 (voted carryover only)
Fund 702 Project 510326 / Big Walnut Trail / $274,755 (voted carryover only)
Fund 702 Project 510713 / Scioto Mile Park Development / $5,000,000.00
SECTION 5. That this amendment to 2007 CIB will, in addition, change the 5 year CIP to include $5,000,000 for Scioto Mile in 2007, and $5,000,000 for Scioto Mile in 2008.
SECTION 6. 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 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.