Explanation
This consent legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to execute a Local Project Administration (LPA) agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for the Morse Road Phase II project. The Federal Highway Administration has earmarked $1,491,150.00 to the City of Columbus for the Morse Road Phase II project from its appropriation within the 2004 Omnibus Transportation Act. The Morse Road project is designed to promote neighborhood livability, pedestrian friendliness and business retention and expansion. This roadway improvement project provides for landscaping, median, pavement and drainage improvements, bike lanes, sidewalks, mast arm traffic signals, traffic control signing/striping, street lighting, new curbs and other improvements. This phase of the Morse Road project extends from Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue. This agreement outlines the responsibilities of each party.
The City will assume and bear one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost of the project not covered by the Omni Transportation Act appropriation. The City will be the lead agent for this project. No financial participation is required by the City at this time.
Emergency action is requested to keep this project on schedule and budget.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for the City to act as the Local Project Administrator for the Morse Road Phase II - Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue project for the Transportation Division, and to declare an emergency. ($-0-)
Body
WHEREAS, the City has identified the need for, and proposes the improvement of a portion of public highway which is described as follows:
Morse Road Phase II - Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue project - which includes: landscaping, median, pavement and drainage improvements, bike lanes, sidewalks, mast arm traffic signals, traffic control signing/striping, street lighting, new curbs and other improvements.
with portions of said highway within the municipal corporation limits being hereinafter referred to as the improvement; and
WHEREAS, the City further desires cooperation from Ohio Department of Transportation in the design and construction of said improvement; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the City of Columbus, Public Service Department in that it is immediately necessary to grant consent for this project so it can proceed according to the established time lines to keep this project on schedule and budget, 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 Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the City to enter into a Local Project Administration agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation necessary to complete the design and construction of the Morse Road Phase II - Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue project.
SECTION 2. 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.