Explanation
Background: 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 Fulton - Mound Improvement Project.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to transfer within and expend $75,000.00 in funds from the Sanitary Sewer Build America Bonds (B.A.B.s) Fund to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to amend to the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget to establish sufficient budget authority for this expenditure for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the immediate acquisition of the parcels necessary for this project to proceed without delay and maintain the projects completion schedule.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend $75,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewer Build America Bonds (B.A.B.s) Fund for costs in connection with the Fulton - Mound Improvement Project, and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00).
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is engaged in the Fulton - Mound Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the transfer within funds from the Sanitary Sewer Build America Bonds (B.A.B.s) Fund in the amount of $75,000.00 for purposes of providing sufficient funding for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for City Council to authorize the expenditure of funds from the Sanitary Sewer Build America Bonds (B.A.B.s) Fund 668; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, 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 and necessary in connection with said project 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 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 Fulton - Mound Improvement Project.
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $75,000.00 within the Department of Public Utilities Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Dept/Div. No. 60-05, Sewerage and Drainage Sanitary Sewer Build America Bonds (B.A.B.s) Fund, Fund No. 668, Object Level Three 6601, as follows:
From:
Project No. | Project Name | OCA Code | Change
650404-100030 | 2009 Annual Lining Contract | 630404 | (-$8,916.97.00)
650747-100000 | Fenway Court Sanitary Pump Station | 664747 | (-$18,148.49)
650748-100000 | Stella Court Sanitary Pump Station | 664748 | (-$47,934.54)
To:
Project No. | Project Name | OCA Code | Change
650695-100000 | Fulton/Mound/Noble Sewer Rehab. | 668695 | (+$75,000.00)
Section 3. That the City Auditor be and hereby is authorized to expend a total of $75,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewer Build America Bonds (B.A.B.s) Fund | Fund 668 | Div. 60-05 | Proj. 650695-100000 | 668695 | Object Level Three 6601.
Section 4. That the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance No. 0564-2010 is hereby amended as follows, to provide sufficient budget authority for the award of the agreement stated herein.
Project No. | Project Name | Current Authority | Revised Authority | (Change)
650404-100030 | 2009 Annual Lining Contract | $8,916 | $0 | (-$8,916)
650747-100000 | Fenway Court Sanitary Pump Station | $18,149 | $0 | (-$18,149)
650748-100000 | Stella Court Sanitary Pump Station | $50,000 | $2065 | (-$47,935)
650695-100000 | Fulton/Mound/Noble Sewer Rehab. | $0 | $75,000 | (+$75,000)
Section 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer any unencumbered balance in the project account to the unallocated balance within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be made from a project by monies from more than one source.
Section 6. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper project accounting numbers as appropriate.
Section 7. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 8. That the contracted firm shall perform the work to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Utilities and the Administrator of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 9. 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 its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.