Explanation
The Transportation Division is responsible for snow and ice removal on the city's roadway system. To enhance these efforts the Transportation Division proposes to establish contingency agreements and encumbrances with private vendors to plow snow on streets, roads, and highways on an emergency basis consistent with the Division's Snow Removal Plan. This legislation authorizes the Service Director to enter contracts with vendors for snow and ice removal services. All vendors chosen will have prior approval of the Equal Business Opportunity Commission Office.
This expenditure will come from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund. $50,000.00 was appropriated earlier this year, and the remaining $50,000.00 necessary for this legislation is appropriated under a separate ordinance that is being processed concurrently.
This legislation is requested to be heard as emergency, to allow roadway snow removal operations to proceed, if necessary, without delay.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to establish agreements with private vendors for snow and ice removal, if necessary, for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division is responsible for snow and ice removal on the city's roadway system; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish contingency agreements with private vendors to ensure that adequate assets are available to effect snow and ice control and removal; and
WHEREAS, funds are available for the establishment of snow and ice removal contingency agreements within the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary to establish said agreements such that they are available to use in the event of adverse weather, 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 Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to establish contingency agreements and encumbrances with private vendors for snow and ice removal services.
SECTION 2. That the use of said venders shall be subject to approval by the Executive Director of the Equal Business Opportunity Commission Office relative to the vendors being registered with that Office and having valid contract compliance numbers.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose of paying the cost thereof, the sum of $100,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, Fund 266, Department No. 59-09, Object Level One Code 03, Object Level Three Code 3375 and OCA Code 599115.
SECTION 4. 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.