Explanation
This project will construct a bike path along Goodale St. from the intersection of Twin Rivers Dr./Olentangy River Rd. to the St. Rt. 315 ramps east of the Olentangy River. The Goodale Street Bridge will be widened with a 14-ft. bike/ped deck as well as a ramp from Goodale St. to the existing Olentangy Trail. The project began engineering in November of 2008, with construction to begin in October of 2011. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is providing 79 percent of the funding for the project. They require the Local Participating Agency (LPA) to reauthorize projects with council legislation every two years until construction
This project was initiated through Harrison West and is identified as a key improvement in the city's Bicentennial Bikeways Plan.
Consent legislation is required from Recreation and Parks in order for Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to administer the project and for Recreation and Parks to provide the engineering right-of-way as well as the local match.
Fiscal Impact: None. Legislation for the local portion of this grant will come from Capital Improvement Bond funding and will be prepared in 2011.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation to construct a bikepath along Goodale Street from the intersection of Twin Rivers Drive/Olentangy River Road to the State Route 315 ramps east of the Olentangy River, and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and the Department of Recreation and Parks has identified the need to construct a bikepath from the intersection of Twin Rivers Drive/Olentangy River Road to the State Route 315 ramps east of the Olentangy River; and
WHEREAS, the Recreation and Parks Department grants consent and agrees to cooperate with ODOT and MORPC in accordance with the planning, design and construction of this project; and
WHEREAS, this project will provide residents and workers in and around this area with access to a major regional trail system and the Arena District; and
WHEREAS, this is an opportunity for the City to continue to secure outside funding for a trail improvement project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to reauthorize this project in order to meet the deadline established by MORPC of September 15, 2010, thereby increasing the safety of cyclists, pedestrians and motorists; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. Being in the public interest, the City of Columbus gives consent to the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to complete the above described project.
SECTION 2. The City hereby agrees to cooperate with the Ohio Department of Transportation in the planning, design and construction of the identified improvement project.
SECTION 3. The City agrees that all right-of-way required for the described project will be acquired and/or made available in accordance with current State and Federal regulations. The City also understands that right-of-way costs include eligible utility costs.
The City agrees that all utility accommodation, relocation and reimbursement will comply with the current provisions of 23 CFR 645 and the ODOT Utilities Manual.
SECTION 4. Upon completion of the project, and unless otherwise agreed, the City shall: (1) provide adequate maintenance for the project in accordance with all applicable state and federal law, including, but not limited to, Title 23, U.S.C., Section 116; (2) provide ample financial resources, as necessary, for the maintenance of the project; (3) maintain the right-of-way, keeping it free of obstructions, and (4) hold said right-of-way inviolate for public highway purposes.
SECTION 5. The Recreation and Parks Director is hereby empowered on behalf of the City of Columbus to enter into contracts with the Ohio Department of Transportation pre-qualified consultants for the preliminary engineering phase of the project and to enter into contracts with the Director of Transportation necessary to complete the above-described project.
SECTION 6. 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.