Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus Transportation Division is engaged in the Norton Road Improvement project. American Electric Power Company needs to perform additional utility relocation work on this project. This legislation authorizes payment for work based on an estimated cost of up to $88,066.00 to relocate overhead and underground facilities.
City Council authorized an agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for the construction of the Norton Road Improvement project by Ordinance 2176-2004 passed February 14, 2005.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $512,772 in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget (CIB) for Utility Relocation Reimbursement. Approximately $106,000 has been expended or encumbered to date for Utility Relocation Reimbursement from the 2004 CIB. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $88,066.00 for Utility Relocation Reimbursement. Funding for this project will be supplied by the Ohio Department of Transportation (80 percent) and the City (20 percent). The City's share of the utility relocation expense is $17,613.20 (20 percent of $88,066.00). Ultimately, the State will reimburse the difference ($70,452.80) to the City. Monies for this purpose are budgeted and available within the Transportation Division's 2004 Capital Improvements Budget in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Utility Relocation Reimbursements project. This ordinance transfers the City's share of the expense from this Fund to the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund where the entire amount (State and City shares) is appropriated and authorized for expenditure.
Emergency action is requested to allow immediate expenditure of the necessary funds so that relocation may commence as soon as possible.
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To authorize the transfer of $17,613.20 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund to the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the appropriation of $88,066.00 within the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to expend $88,066.00 with American Electric Power Company for additional utility relocation work for the Norton Road Improvement project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $88,066.00 from the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($88,066.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is vitally concerned with the use of the various rights-of-way areas in the City as such rights-of-way areas represent a valuable and limited resource that must be utilized to promote the public health, safety and welfare including the economic development of the City; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for utility relocation expenses for the Norton Road Improvement project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the transfer and appropriation of funds for the work to proceed; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize American Electric Power Company to be compensated for additional utility relocation work so that relocation may commence as soon as possible, 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 City Auditor be and hereby is authorized to transfer $17,613.20 within Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, for Department 59-09, the Transportation Division, as follows:
TRANSFER FROM
Fund / Project # / Project / Object Level One/Object Level Three Codes / OCA Code
704 / 590126 / Utility Relocation Reimbursements / 06/6600 / 644385
Total Transfer From: $17,613.20
TRANSFER TO
Fund / Project # / Project / Object Level One/Object Level Three Codes / OCA Code
704 / 590126 / Utility Relocation Reimbursements / 10/5501 / 644385
Total Transfer To: $17,613.20
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor be and hereby is authorized to transfer $17,613.20 between Funds as follows:
TRANSFER FROM
Fund / Project # / Project / Object Level One/Object Level Three Codes / OCA Code
704 / 590126 / Utility Relocation Reimbursements / 10/5501 / 644385
Total Transfer From: $17,613.20
TRANSFER TO
Fund / Project # / Project / Object Level One/Object Level Three Codes / OCA Code
765 / 593007 / Norton Road / 80/0886 / 593007
Total Transfer To: $17,613.20
SECTION 3. That from the unappropriated balance in Fund 765, the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, the sum of $88,066.00 be and hereby is appropriated to Department No. 59-09, the Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 593007 and Project 593007.
SECTION 4. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 3 shall be paid upon order of the Public Service Director and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 5. That the Public Service Director be and is hereby authorized to compensate American Electric Power Company $88,066.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the relocation of overhead and underground facilities in connection with the Norton Road Improvement project for the Transportation Division.
SECTION 6. That for the purpose of paying the cost of said utility relocation the sum of $88,066.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and hereby is authorized to be expended from Fund 765, the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 593007 and Project 593007.
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.