Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the FRA-23-15.56 Indianola Ave. Bridge over Glen Echo Ravine project, PID 88610.
The aforementioned project encompasses the rehabilitation of the Indianola Avenue concrete arch bridge over Glen Echo Ravine, including replacing the bridge railing with new railing mimicking the appearance of the original artifact. Upon completion, the Indianola Avenue Bridge will connect to the University Area to the north and the Clintonville area to the south, and the project has garnered support from both the Clintonville Area Commission and the University Area Commission.
Costs necessary for the improvement project will be determined by the State and by the Federal Highway Administration. ODOT will assume and bear 100% of the necessary cost of the improvement project. The City will be responsible for 100% of the cost of features requested by the City which are not considered necessary costs for the project. At this point the City is planning to request bridge railing to be installed that mimicks the appearance of the original bridge railing with an estimated cost of $150,000.00.
ODOT will ask the City to approve final legislation for the project at a later date in the fall of 2017. At that time, ODOT shall request a financial contribution from the City for all features requested by the City which are not considered necessary costs for the project. That City expenditure, if any, will be authorized under a separate ordinance.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no immediate cost to the City for this project. ODOT will pay 100% of all necessary costs for the project. The City will need to contribute funds for any features requested by the City which are not considered costs necessary to the bridge rehabilitation project. Any such costs will be legislated under a separate ordinance.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow ODOT to maintain the planned project schedule and promote highway safety.
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To authorize the Director of Public Service to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation for the FRA-23-15.56 Indianola Ave. Bridge over Glen Echo Ravine project, PID 88610, the purpose of which is to rehabilitate the Indianola Ave. concrete arch bridge; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Transportation proposes to rehabilitate the Indianola Avenue concrete arch bridge over Glen Echo Ravine, including replacing the bridge railing with new railing mimicking the appearance of the original artifact; and
WHEREAS, this improvement project is within the Columbus corporate boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City grants consent and agrees to cooperate with the Ohio Department of Transportation in this 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 consent and cooperation for this project in order to maintain the scheduled established by the Ohio Department of Transportation, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That the following is an Ordinance enacted by the City of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, hereinafter referred to as the Local Public Agency (LPA), in the matter of the stated described project.
SECTION 1 - Project Description
WHEREAS, the STATE has identified the need for the described project:
This project proposes to rehabilitate the Indianola Ave. concrete arch bridge over Glen Echo Ravine, including replacing the bridge railing with a type that looks similar to the original railing.
SECTION 2 - Consent Statement
Being in the public interest, the LPA gives consent to the Director of Transportation to complete the above described project.
SECTION 3 - Cooperation Statement
The LPA shall cooperate with the Director of Transportation in the above described project as follows:
The City hereby agrees to cooperate with the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio in the planning, design and construction of the identified highway improvement project and grants consent to the Ohio Department of Transportation for its development and construction of the project in accordance with plans, specifications and estimates as approved by the Director.
The Ohio Department of Transportation shall assume and bear one hundred percent (100%) of the necessary costs of the STATE’s highway improvement project.
The City agrees to assume and bear one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost of those features requested by the City which are not necessary for the improvement as determined by the State and Federal Highway Administration.
SECTION 4 - Utilities and Right-of-Way Statement
The LPA agrees that all right-of-way required for the described project will be acquired and/or made available in accordance with current State and Federal regulations. The LPA also understands that right-of-way costs include eligible utility costs.
The LPA agrees that all utility accommodation, relocation, and reimbursement will comply with the current provisions of 23 CFR 645 and the ODOT Utilities Manual.
SECTION 5 - Maintenance
Upon completion of the project, and unless otherwise agreed, the LPA shall: (1) provide adequate maintenance for the project in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws, including, but not limited to, Title 23, U.S.C., Section 116; (2) provide ample financial provisions, as necessary, for the maintenance of the project; (3) maintain the right-of-way, keeping it free of obstructions; and (4) hold said right-of-way inviolate for public highway purposes.
SECTION 6 - Authority to Sign
That the Public Service Director of said City is hereby empowered on behalf of the City of Columbus to enter into contracts with the Director of Transportation necessary to complete the above described project.
SECTION 7 - Emergency
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 and or vetoes the same.