Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The following ordinance authorizes additional funding to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase I Part 2 PID 110376 project.
The Department of Public service is engaged in the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase I Part 2 PID 110376 project. The project will consist of design improvements to Parkville Street south of State Route 161 (Dublin-Granville Road) including a new mini roundabout just south of SR161, along with improvements to Spring Run Drive north of State Route 161 including a new mini roundabout at Fuji Drive. Sidewalks will be added to both sides of Parkville and Spring Run. The project will also include a new Shared Use Path on SR161 from Maple Canyon Drive to Cleveland Avenue. Improvements include pavement, curb, sidewalk, shared use path, traffic signals, lighting and drainage.
Ordinance 0486-2021 authorized the City Attorney’s Office to hire professional services and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase I Part 2 PID 110376 project. Funding in the amount of $800,000.00 was established to begin acquiring the needed property rights. This ordinance requests an additional $427,263.00 that is estimated to be needed to complete acquisition for this project.
The Department of Public service is currently finalizing construction plans and is prepared to authorize right-of-way acquisition pending passage of this funding legislation.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $427,263.00 are budgeted, appropriated, and available for this project in Fund 7704, the Street & Highway Improvement Bond Fund. An amendment to the 2020 Capital Improvements Budget is necessary for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to provide necessary right-of-way acquisition funding and prevent unnecessary delays in the Department of Public Service's Capital Improvement Program to ensure the safety of the traveling public.
Title
To amend the 2020 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase I Part 2 PID 110376 project; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to negotiate with property owners to acquire the additional rights of way necessary to complete this project; to authorize the expenditure of $427,263.00 from the Street & Highway Improvement Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($427,263.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is engaged in the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase I Part 2 PID 110376 project; and
WHEREAS, the project will include improvements to Parkville Street south of State Route 161 (Dublin-Granville Road) including a new mini roundabout just south of SR161, along with improvements to Spring Run Drive north of State Route 161 including a new mini roundabout at Fuji Drive. Sidewalks will be added to both sides of Parkville and Spring Run. The project will also include a new Shared Use Path on SR161 from Maple Canyon Drive to Cleveland Avenue; and
WHEREAS, successful completion of this project necessitates the City acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to various properties located along the project corridor as additional rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0486-2021 authorized the City Attorney’s Office to expend up to $800,000.00 to hire professional services and to negotiate with property owners to begin acquisition of the various property rights necessary to complete the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase I Part 2 PID 110376 project; and
WHEREAS, additional right-of-way acquisition costs, including professional services, staff and land costs, have been estimated to total $427,263.00; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the City Attorney's Office Real Estate Division to expend an additional $427,263.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to hire professional services and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase I Part 2 PID 110376 project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the necessary right-of-way acquisition for the project to prevent unnecessary delays in the Department of Public Service's Capital Improvement Program, to ensure the safety of the traveling public 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 2020 Capital Improvements Budget authorized by ordinance 2521-2020 be amended as follows to establish sufficient authority for this project:
Fund / Project / Project Name / Current / Change /C.I.B. as Amended
7704 / P530103-100065 / Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I-71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase 1 (Voted 2019 SIT Supported) / $1,927,263.00 / ($427,263.00) / $1,500,000.00
7704 / P530103-100075 / Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I-71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase 1 Part 2 (Voted 2019 SIT Supported) / $0.00 / $427,263.00 / $427,263.00
SECTION 2. That the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, be, and hereby is, authorized to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate, to contract for professional services, and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the additional rights of way needed to complete the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase I Part 2 PID 110376 project in an amount up to $427,263.00.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $427,263.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Street & Highway Improvement Bond Fund) in Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P530103-100075 (Arterial Street Rehabilitation - SR161 - I-71 to Cleveland Avenue Phase 1 Part 2), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 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 ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.