Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the appropriation, transfer and expenditure of funds within the Sewer System Permanent Improvements Fund for purposes of establishing funding for the City's final ineligible construction costs associated with four sanitary sewer relief projects located within the North Linden community. The Ohio EPA has determined that pavement related items are ineligible for funding, and it is therefore the City's responsibility to fund these items with other funding.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
This legislation will enable the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to facilitate the contract closure of the existing construction contract with the Complete General Construction Company. The original construction award ordinance authorized sufficient appropriation from an OWDA Loan, however, this expenditure is necessary to allow for payment of ineligible items that must be funded with alternative funds. This legislation does not increase the contract with Complete General Construction, it only provides an alternative funding source for items deemed ineligible for by the Ohio EPA under terms of the existing loan agreement. Attached is an Excel Spreadsheet that summarizes the final accounting for this project.
3. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting City Council to consider this legislation an emergency measure in order to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
Title
To authorize the appropriation and transfer of $158,036.25 from within the Sewer System Permanent Improvements Fund; and the expenditure of $311,450.81 from the Sewer System Permanent Improvement Fund in connection with four sanitary sewer relief projects located within the North Linden community; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to declare an emergency. ($311,450.81)
Body
WHEREAS, the Ohio Water Development Authority approved a loan to the City of Columbus on October 28, 2004, in the amount of $3,927,072.00, identified as OWDA Loan No. CS392397-01; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2123-2004, as passed December 12, 2004, authorized the Director of Public Utilities to enter into agreement with the Complete General Construction Company for purposes of constructing the Atwood Terrace/Akola Relief Sewer; the Atwood Terrace/Weber Road Relief Sewer; the Loretta Avenue Sanitary Relief Sewer; and the Genessee Avenue Sanitary Relief Sewer Projects; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0108-2005, as passed February 28, 2005, authorized the Director of Public Utilities to modify the construction administration and inspection contract for numerous sanitary sewer system projects of which the above referenced were a part of; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency which administers the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Program has determined that portions of the work involving pavement replacement, handicapped ramps and misc. items for the subject projects are not eligible for funding; and as such the City is required to provide separate funding for these project costs; and
WHEREAS, in order to fund the construction administration and inspection services authorized within Ordinance No. 0108-2005, it is necessary for the City Auditor to appropriate the itemized loan proceeds for these services within the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; and
WHEREAS, it is immediately necessary for the City Council to both appropriate the proceeds from the aforementioned loan agreement and to authorize the expenditure of funds from the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, in that it is necessary for this City Council to authorize the City Auditor to transfer and appropriate funds within the Sewer System Permanent Improvements Fund for purposes of providing funds for the City's ineligible construction costs for the subject projects; all of which is necessary to allow for the immediate rehabilitation of this aging and structurally deficient sanitary sewer infrastructure, for the 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 Auditor is hereby authorized and direct to appropriate a total of $158,036.25 within the Sewer System Permanent Improvements Fund, Division 60-05, Object Level 3 No. 6630, as follows:
Proj. 671999| Unallocated Balance| OCA Code 900671| Amount: $158,036.25
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $158,036.25 in the said fund as follows:
FROM:
Proj. 671999| Unallocated Balance| Div. 60-05| Fund 671| OCA Code 900671
TO:
Proj. 650648| Atwood Terrace/Akola| OCA Code 671648| Amount: $87,518.94
Proj. 650649| Atwood Terrace/Weber| OCA Code 671649| Amount: $35,873.64
Proj. 650654| Loretta Ave. San. Relief| OCA Code 671654| Amount: $2,892.24
Proj. 650655| Genessee Ave. San. Relief| OCA Code 671655| Amount: $31,751.43
Section 3. That the expenditure of $311,450.81, or as much as therof may be needed is hereby authorized from the Sewer System Permanent Improvements Funds No. 671| Object Level 3: 6630, as follows:
Proj. 650648| Atwood Terrace/Akola| OCA Code 671648| Amount: $115,978.50
Proj. 650649| Atwood Terrace/Weber| OCA Code 671649| Amount: $76,828.64
Proj. 650654| Loretta Ave. San. Relief| OCA Code 671654| Amount: $43,987.24
Proj. 650655| Genessee Ave. San. Relief| OCA Code 671655| Amount: $74,656.43
Section 4. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to reflect the funding changes authorized herein.
Section 5. 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.