Explanation
The City of Columbus is engaged in the Norton Road Improvement project. This project will include road widening and curb and gutter configuration with proposed bike lanes and sidewalks. This legislation authorizes payment for utility relocation work based on the estimated costs from American Electric Power Distribution ($40,000.00), American Electric Power Transmission ($183,638.00), and Columbia Gas ($250,000.00), a total of up to $473,638.00 between the companies.
Funding for this project will be supplied by the Ohio Department of Transportation (80%) and the City (20%). The City's share of the utility relocation expense is $94,727.60 ($473,638.00 x .20). Ultimately, the state will reimburse the difference ($378,910.40) to the City. Funds for this purpose have been identified in the General Permanent Improvement Fund from the sale of surplus rights-of-way. This ordinance appropriates monies within that Fund, transfers them to the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund, and then authorizes the expenditure of the entire $473,638.00 amount from the latter Fund.
Emergency action is requested as a timely indication to ODOT of the City's commitment to this project.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $94,727.60 within the General Permanent Improvement Fund; to authorize the transfer of this money to the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund; to appropriate $473,638.00 within the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to expend $473,638.00 or so much thereof as may be needed to American Electric Power Company and Columbia Gas of Ohio for utility relocation performed in conjunction with the Norton Road Improvement project for the Transportation Division and to declare an emergency. ($473,638.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Public Service, Transportation Division will require utility relocation work be performed by American Electric Power Company and Columbia Gas of Ohio in connection with the Norton Road Improvement project; and
WHEREAS, a transfer and appropriation of funds is necessary for this project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Transportation Division in that it is immediately necessary to provide for the payment of said utility relocation costs, 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 sum of $94,727.60 be and hereby is appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the General Permanent Improvement Fund, Fund 748, 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, 2003, to the Transportation Division, Department No. 59-09, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 642678 and Project 537650.
SECTION 2. That monies be transferred within the General Permanent Improvement Fund, Fund 748, as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Fund 748, project 537650, General Roadway Improvement project, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 642678, $94,727.60
Total Transfer From: $94,727.60
TRANSFER TO:
Fund 748, project 537650, General Roadway Improvement project, Object Level One Code 10, Object Level Three Code 5501, OCA Code 642678, $94,727.60
Total Transfer To: $94,727.60
SECTION 3. That monies be transferred between Funds as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Fund 748, project 537650, General Roadway Improvement project, Object Level One Code 10, Object Level Three Code 5501, OCA Code 642678, $94,727.60
Total Transfer From: $94,727.60
TRANSFER TO:
Fund 765, project/grant 593007, Norton Road Improvement project, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 593007, $94,727.60
Total Transfer To: $94,727.60
SECTION 4. That the sum of $473,638.00 be and hereby is appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund, Fund 765, 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, 2003, to the Transportation Division, Department No. 59-09, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 593007 and Project/grant 593007.
SECTION 5. That the funds appropriated in the forgoing Section 1 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 6. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to pay American Electric Power Distribution up to a maximum of $40,000.00, American Electric Power Transmission up to a maximum of $183,638.00 and Columbia Gas of Ohio up to a maximum of $250,000.00 for utility relocation work for the Norton Road Improvement project.
SECTION 7. That the expenditure of $473,638.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and hereby is authorized to be expended from the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund, Fund 765, Transportation Division, Department No. 59-09, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 593007 and Project/grant 593007 to pay the cost of said utility relocation work.
SECTION 8. 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.