Explanation
This legislation authorizes reimbursement of up to $1,400,000.00 to the Public Utilities Department, Sewerage and Drainage Division (DOSD) for sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant curb ramp installation associated with the ditch enclosure and storm sewer work along Briggs Road (see street limits below and attached map).
During the 2004 construction season, DOSD will let a project to perform ditch enclosure and storm work along Briggs Road from Demorest Road to a point east of CSX railroad tracks. The Transportation Division was also considering installing sidewalks and ADA-compliant curb ramps along Briggs Road to provide a pedestrian walk path for Briggs High School students. In an effort to provide these sidewalks as expeditiously as possible it was decided to include these sidewalk locations with DOSD's project. This will provide for the installation of the sidewalks to commence by the end of the year, saving the three years it would normally take the City to design and install the sidewalks if the work was undertaken separately.
The proposed sidewalks and ADA-compliant curb ramps will be located on the north side of Briggs Road between Brinker Avenue and Woodbrook Lane and on the south side of Briggs Road between Bellflower Avenue and Briggs High School.
Project managers from both divisions worked together to coordinate these two projects. The final cost of the Transportation Division's share was estimated to be $1,400,000.00. This amount is equal to what the Transportation Division would pay to have a contractor mobilize and complete the sidewalk installation work.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $1.4 million in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget for sidewalks for the Briggs Road project. This ordinance authorizes a reimbursement of $1.4 million to the Division of Sewerage & Drainage.
Emergency action is requested so that the Division of Sewerage & Drainage can commence work on the Briggs Road project as soon as practical.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to reimburse the Sewerage and Drainage Division for costs incurred for the installation of sidewalks and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps on portions of Briggs Road for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $1,400,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,400,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Sewerage and Drainage Division will let a project that includes ditch enclosure and storm work along Briggs Road; and
WHEREAS, installation of sidewalks and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps as part of this work will provide a safe walking pathway for pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division will reimburse the Sewerage and Drainage Division for the construction costs of the Briggs Road sidewalks and ADA-compliant curb ramps; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary to coordinate this work with the project scheduled by the Sewerage & Drainage Division, 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 to reimburse the Sewerage and Drainage Division for costs related to the construction of sidewalks and ADA-compliant curb ramps on the north side of Briggs Road between Brinker Avenue and Woodbrook Lane and on the south side of Briggs Road between Bellflower Avenue and Briggs High School for and as requested by the Transportation Division.
SECTION 2. That the sum of $1,400,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and hereby is authorized to be expended from Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 644385 and Project 590105 for this purpose.
SECTION 3. That for the reason 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.