Explanation
Background: This ordinance will authorize expenditures for construction inspection fees payable to the Design and Construction Division of the Department of Public Service for the Camp Chase Rail Trail Project. Expenditures are for construction inspection services provided by city inspectors. The work to be performed is for a trail construction project along the Camp Chase Rail Trail, from Georgesville Road to Eureka Avenue.
Emergency Justification: Emergency legislation is requested as it has been determined that construction inspection services are required for this project and the project is already underway.
Fiscal Impact: $62,575.00 is required and budgeted in the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund to meet the financial obligations of this expenditure. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget.
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To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $62,575.00 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $62,575.00 to pay for construction and inspection service fees for the Camp Chase Rail Trail Project by the Department of Public Service, Design and Construction Division, from the Voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($62,575.00)
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WHEREAS, expenditures are necessary for construction inspection services provided to the Recreation and Parks Department for the Camp Chase Rail Trail Project by the Department of Public Service, Design and Construction Division; and
WHEREAS, funds are being moved to alternate projects within Fund 702 to establish correct funding locations for this project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the expenditure of said funds in order to pay for inspection services for the project, all for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Recreation and Parks Department is authorized to expend funds for construction inspection fees for various services provided by the Department of Public Service, Design and Construction Division, for the Camp Chase Rail Trail Project.
SECTION 2. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account 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.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $62,575.00 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 702 for the projects listed below:
FROM:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510316-100022 (Greenways - Scioto Trail) 731622 6621 $30,575.71
510316-100125 (Planning Area 25 Trail Improvements) 716125 6621 $31,999.29
TO:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510316-100115 (Planning Area 15 Trail Improvements) 716115 6621 $62,575.00
SECTION 6. For the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $62,575.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost thereof, be and is hereby authorized from the Voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund 702, as follows:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510316-100115 (Planning Area 15 Trail Improvements) 716115 6621 $62,575.00
SECTION 7. 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.