Explanation
Background: Ordinance No. 1982-02, passed December 16, 2002, authorizing the City Attorney to acquire certain property rights, and to expend certain monies in connection with the Morse Road Reynoldsburg-New Albany 36" Water Main Project. The preliminary amount of funding originally made available for this project was done so with the understanding that additional monies may be needed at a later date. It is now necessary to increase the original Auditor's Certificate established by Ordinance 1982-02 to pay for additional costs in connection with this project. Therefore, it is requested that the Auditor's Certificate established by the aforementioned ordinance be increased by the amount of $30,000.00 to be expended towards the acquisition of land and other costs necessary to the aforementioned project. Fiscal Impact: The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water has determined funding for this increase will be from the Water Limited Fund. This legislation is contingent upon a separate transfer ordinance, which is being processed simultaneously, to provide funding for this increase.Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the acquisition of the parcels necessary for this project to proceed without delay in order to continue construction within this year's construction season.
Title
To increase an existing Auditor's Certificate by $30,000.00 from the Water Limited Fund, for the Morse Road Reynoldsburg-New Albany 36" Water Main Project and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is engaged in the acquisition of real estate in connection with the Morse Road Reynoldsburg-New Albany 36" Water Main Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in that it is immediately necessary to increase a certain existing Auditor's Certificate by $30,000.00, from the Water Limited Fund, to pay costs incidental to the acquisition of real estate for the above referenced project for the preservation of 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 he hereby is, authorized to increase Auditor's Certificate # AC-016108 in the amount of $30,000.00 from the Water Limited Fund, Fund #607 for the purpose of paying costs incidental to the acquisition of land for the Morse Road Reynoldsburg-New Albany 36" Water Main Project, # 690431.
Section 2. That the expenditure of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the Water Limited Fund be and hereby is authorized as follows:
Project # Fund # Dept./Div. OCA Code Object Level Three AC # Amount
690431 607 60-09 642926 6601 016108 $30,000.00
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made apart 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.