Explanation
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, has undertaken the On-Call Traffic Calming Construction for Strawberry Farms - 2005 (Phase I). The project consists of construction traffic calming measures such as speed humps, medians, chokers and such other work as necessary to meet all contract requirements. Ordinance 1212-2005 for this project was passed on 07/25/05.
Funding for this project was authorized from the Traffic Calming Project instead of the Arterial Street Rehabilitation Project where the funds were budgeted. This legislation amends Ordinance 1212-2005 to change the funding to the Arterial Street Rehabilitation Project. All Strawberry Farms - 2005 (Phase I) project expenses should be reflected from the same project.
Fiscal Impact: The net impact of these changes is zero. In the revised ordinance the amount authorized for the expenditure within Ordinance 1212-2005 is appropriated from the Arterial Street Rehabilitation Project and authorized for expenditure.
Emergency action is requested to allow the funds to be expended from the proper project allowing the contractor to be properly and expeditiously compensated for work performed and promoting acceptable accounting practices.
Title
To amend Ordinance 1212-2005 to reflect expenditures for the Strawberry Farms - 2005 (Phase I) project being authorized from the Arterial Street Rehabilitation Project instead of the Traffic Calming Project for the Transportation Division and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Contract No. EL005520-001 for the Strawberry Farms - 2005 (Phase I) project was authorized by Ordinance 1212-2005, passed July 25, 2005, executed August 30, 2005 and approved by the City Attorney on august 31, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance authorized this expenditure directly for the Traffic Calming Project; and
WHEREAS, all Strawberry Farms - 2005 (Phase I) project expenses should be expended from the Arterial Street Rehabilitation Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary to amend Ordinance 1212-2005 to allow for funds to be expended from the proper project allowing the contractor to be properly and expeditiously compensated for work performed and promoting acceptable accounting practices, 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 Ordinance 1212-2005 be and hereby is amended in title and in body as follows:
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SECTION 3. That $450,000.00 is hereby appropriated within 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 540023 530103 to construct traffic calming improvements for the Transportation Division.
SECTION 9. That the expenditure of $450,000.00 for this purpose be and hereby is authorized 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 540023 530103.
SECTION 2. That prior year expenditures in the amount of $117,950.89; $116,104.54 from EL005520 (G&G Cement) and $1,846.35 from EA031742 (Construction Inspection) be corrected to reflect expenditures 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 project number 530103 instead of 540023.
SECTION 3. 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.