Explanation
The City of Columbus and the City of Westerville jointly desire to pursue improvements to the intersection of Worthington-Galena Road and Lazelle Road. This improvement involves adding turning lanes at each leg of the intersection, installing traffic signals, constructing new sidewalks and providing for storm drainage. The design component of the project is an addition to the existing contract between the City of Westerville and M. E. Consultants, Incorporated. The City of Columbus Transportation Division will reimburse the City of Westerville for design work for the portion of the project that is within Columbus city limits. This legislation grants consent and proposes cooperation with Westerville for the improvement, transfers monies between projects within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund as appropriate and authorizes the expenditure of up to $127,000.00 to reimburse Westerville for design expenses germane to Columbus.
Fiscal Impact: The City of Columbus' portion of the design work for this intersection improvement is estimated at $127,000.00. This expense is not budgeted per se, however the funds needed have been identified within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund in the Roadway Improvement project due to surpluses in the Sawmill Road at Case Road/Sawmill Road at Billingsley Road intersection improvement land acquisition (Ordinance 1662-2005) ($100,000.00 surplus); the Brownlee Avenue improvement (Ordinance 1756-2005) ($9,891.60 surplus); and the Galloway Road improvement (Ordinance 1878-2005) ($20,924.15 surplus). Construction costs are unknown at this time and will be budgeted later.
Emergency action is requested to allow design work to commence as soon as possible.
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To grant consent and propose cooperation with the City of Westerville for the improvement of the intersection of Worthington-Galena Road and Lazelle Road; to authorize the Public Service Director to execute agreements with the City of Westerville as appropriate; to authorize the transfer of $127,000.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $127,000.00 to reimburse the City of Westerville for project design expenses germane to the City of Columbus for the Transportation Division; and to declare an emergency. ($127,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City has identified the need for and proposes the improvement of a portion of public highway which is described as the reconstruction of the intersection of Worthington-Galena Road and Lazelle Road, with portions of said highways within the Columbus municipal corporation limits being hereinafter referred to as the improvement; and
WHEREAS, the City further desires cooperation from the City of Westerville in the planning, design and construction of said improvement; and
WHEREAS, a transfer of monies between projects within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund is necessary to reimburse the City of Westerville for project design expenses germane to the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary that consent be granted, cooperation proposed, agreements be authorized and monies transferred and authorized for expenditure to allow design work to 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 of Columbus hereby grants consent and proposes cooperation with the City of Westerville in the cost of the above-described improvement as follows:
The City of Columbus will reimburse the City of Westerville for additional design work performed within the latter's existing contract with M. E. Consultants.
The City of Westerville will be the lead agent for this project.
SECTION 2. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the City of Columbus to enter in agreements with the City of Westerville necessary to complete the design and construction of this improvement.
SECTION 3. That the transfer of $127,000.00 between projects within Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, be and hereby is authorized as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
project number / project / Object Level 01/03 Codes / OCA Code
530161 / Roadway Improvements / 06/6600 / 644385
Total Transfer From: $127,000.00
TRANSFER TO:
project number / project / Object Level 01/03 Codes / OCA Code
530086 / Miscellaneous Intersection Improvements / 06/6682 / 644385
Total Transfer To: $127,000.00
SECTION 4. That for purposes of paying the City of Columbus' share of the cost of the design work for this project, the sum of $127,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed be and hereby is authorized to be expended from Fund 704, the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6682, OCA Code 644385 and Project 530086 (Miscellaneous Intersection Improvements).
SECTION 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made to be 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.