Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus is engaged in that project identified as the Morse Road 36" Water Main Project. The following is an ordinance to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend the monies for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the Morse Road 36" Water Main Project.Fiscal Impact: The Department of Public Utilities, Department of Sewerage and Drainage has determined that funding for this project will be from the Water Limited Fund.Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to provide for the immediate acquisition of real property interests within the time frame established by the Division of Water.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services and to expend $30,000.00 from the Water Limited Fund for costs in connection with the Morse Road 36" Water Main Project, and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water is engaged in the Morse Road 36" Water Main Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, in that it is immediately necessary 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 aforesaid professional services necessary in connection with said project for the immediate 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 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 Morse Road 36" Water Main Project; and
Section 2. That the expenditure of $30,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Water Limited Fund, Fund #607, Project No. 690474, OCA Code 607474, Object Level Three 6601, for the aforesaid purpose is hereby authorized.
Section 3. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.