Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) relative to FRA-70-14.54 (Project 2E), PID 105322, and to expend funds to support construction and inspection services for that project.
The aforementioned effort, which is slated to commence in 2019, encompasses various improvements to IR70 and adjacent streets, including reconstructing and widening portions of IR70 eastbound and westbound between 4th Street and Miller Avenue and resurfacing portions of IR70 and IR71.
Ordinance 1371-2018 authorized the Director of Public Service to grant consent and propose cooperation with ODOT for the aforesaid project and noted that the encumbrance and expenditure of requisite funding would be authorized under a separate ordinance.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $725,000.00 is available within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund within the Department of Public Service for this project. An amendment to the 2018 Capital Improvement Budget is necessary for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned expenditure.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow ODOT to maintain the planned project schedule and to promote highway safety.
Title
To amend the 2018 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash and appropriation between projects within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation for FRA-70-14.54 (Project 2E), PID 105322; to authorize the expenditure of up to $725,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($725,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Transportation proposes to construct various improvements to IR70 eastbound and westbound between 4th Street and Miller Street as part of FRA-70-14.54 (Project 2E), PID 105322; and
WHEREAS, this improvement project is located within the Columbus corporate boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1371-2018 authorized the Director of Public Service to grant consent and to agree to cooperate with the Ohio Department of Transportation in this effort; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to assume and bear one hundred percent (100%) of the entire cost of the improvement within Columbus city limits less the amount of Federal-Aid funds set aside by the Director of Transportation for the financing of this improvement from funds allocated by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with ODOT relative to the aforementioned project and to expend funds to support requisite construction and inspection services; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2018 Capital Improvement Budget for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditures; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize consent and cooperation for this project in order to maintain the scheduled established by the Ohio Department of Transportation, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the 2018 Capital Improvements Budget authorized by Ordinance 1010-2018 be and is hereby amended to provide sufficient budget authority for the appropriate projects authorized within this ordinance as follows:
Fund / Project / Project Name / Current / Change / Amended
7704 / P530161-100139 / Roadway Improvements - I-70/71 East Interchange - Phase 2D (Voted Carryover) / $1,877,965.00 / ($725,000.00) / $1,152,965.00
7704 / P530161-100193 / Roadway Improvements - I-70/71 East Interchange Phase 2E (Voted Carryover) / $0.00 / $675,000.00 / $675,000.00
7704 / P530161-100207 / Roadway Improvements - I-70/71 South and East Freeway (Voted Carryover) / $0.00 / $50,000.00 / $50,000.00
SECTION 2. That the transfer of $675,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), from Dept-Div 5912 (Division of Design and Construction), Project P530161-100139 (Roadway Improvements - I-70/71 East Interchange - Phase 2D), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay), to Dept-Div 5912 (Division of Design and Construction), Project P530161-100193 (Roadway Improvements - I-70/71 East Interchange Phase 2E), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay).
SECTION 3. That the transfer of $50,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), from Dept-Div 5912 (Division of Design and Construction), Project P530161-100139 (Roadway Improvements - I-70/71 East Interchange - Phase 2D), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay), to Dept-Div 5912 (Division of Design and Construction), Project P530161-100207 (Roadway Improvements - I-70/71 South and East Freeway), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay).
SECTION 4. That the Director of Public Service is authorized to enter into agreements with and to make payment to the Ohio Department of Transportation relative to the FRA-70-14.54 (Project 2E), PID 105322.
SECTION 5. That the expenditure of $675,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), Dept-Div 5912 (Division of Design and Construction), Project P530161-100193 (Roadway Improvements - I-70/71 East Interchange Phase 2E), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay), per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That the expenditure of $50,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), Dept-Div 5912 (Division of Design and Construction), Project P530161-100207 (Roadway Improvements - I-70/71 South and East Freeway), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay), per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 7. 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 8. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 9. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a 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.
SECTION 10. 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.