Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the reimbursement to the Division of Transportation in the amount of $128,746.35 for ADA curb ramp installation associated with the Division of Sewerage and Drainage Capital Improvement Projects 650631, 650635, and 650636 (See street limits on attached map). The work for these ADA curb ramps has already been completed and included 16 ramps for Columbus/Kossuth Sewer Improvements Project (650631), 20 ramps for Livingston Area Sewer Improvements Project (650635), and 8 ramps for Forest Street Sewer Improvements Project (650636).
Fiscal Impact: This legislation includes and authorizes a transfer of cash between projects within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund and an amendment to the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget to establish sufficient funds and budget authority to cover the expenditure of $128,746.35 for the reimbursement of funds from the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to the Division of Transportation. The Division will also request the Auditor's Office to establish budgetary authority for funds made available through cancellations. The reimbursement will come out of the three following projects that each benefited from Transportations work: Columbus/Kossuth Sewer Improvements Project (650631) - $46,816.85; Livingston Area Sewer Improvements Project (650635) - $58,521.05; and Forest Street Sewer Improvements Project (650636) - $23,408.45.
Emergency action is requested to ensure the timely coordination and reimbursement of the work between the Division of Sewerage and Drainage and the Division of Transportation.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse the Division of Transportation for costs associated with the installation of ADA curb ramps incurred for the Columbus/Kossuth Sewer Improvements Project, the Livingston Area Sewer Improvements Project, and the Forest Street Sewer Improvements Project; to authorize the transfer of $81,929.50 within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund; to amend the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the expenditure of $128,746.35 from the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($128,746.35)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage agreed to reimburse the Division of Transportation for the costs of the ADA ramps for Columbus/Kossuth Sewer Improvements Project (650631), Livingston Area Sewer Improvements Project (650635), and Forest Street Sewer Improvements Project (650636), and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the transfer of monies within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund to provide sufficient funding for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities is requesting that this Council authorize the Director of Public Utilities to expend the necessary funds from the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund to cover the reimbursement to the Division of Transportation, at the earliest practicable date; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that this reimbursement should be made to the Division of Sewerage & Drainage immediately so that the work may proceed to design sidewalks and curb ramps without delay, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Utilities is hereby authorized to reimburse the Division of Transportation for ADA Ramp costs incurred for the Columbus/Kossuth Sewer Improvements Project (650631), Livingston Area Sewer Improvements Project (650635), and Forest Street Sewer Improvements Project (650636), as requested by the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and,
SECTION 2. That the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget is hereby amended due to cancellations from closed projects as follows:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | Current Authority | Revised Authority | (Change)
650631 | Columbus/Kossuth Sewer Improv. | $10,000 | $106,157 | (+$96,157)
650632 | Bulen Ave. | $0.00 | $44,904 | (+$44,904)
650404 | Sanitary System Rehabilitation | $5,062,535 | $5,064,640 | (+$2,105)
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $81,929.50 within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund, Fund 664; Division of Sewerage and Drainage; Div. 60-05; Object Level3 6621;
FROM:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | OCA | Amount
650631 | Columbus/Kossuth Sewer Improv. | 650631 | $49,339.69
650632 | Bulen Ave. | 650632 | $32,589.81
TO:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | OCA | Amount
650635 | Livingston Area Sewer Improv. | 664635 | $58,521.05
650636 | Forest St. Sewer Improv. | 664636 | $23,408.45
SECTION 4. That the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance No. 0733-2007 is hereby amended as follows, to provide sufficient budget authority for the execution of the cost agreement increase stated herein:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | Current Authority | Revised Authority | (Change)
650631 | Columbus/Kossuth Sewer Improv. | $106,157 | $56,817 | (-$49,340)
650632 | Bulen Ave. | $44,904 | $12,313 | (-$32,590)
650635 | Livingston Area Sewer Improv. | $0.00 | $58,522 | (+$58,522)
650636 | Forest St. Sewer Improv. | $0.00 | $23,409 | (+$23,409)
SECTION 5. That the sum of $128,746.35, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be expended from Fund 664, the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage 60-05 as follows:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | OL3 | OCA | Amount
650631 | Columbus/Kossuth Sewer Improv. | 6621 | 650631 | $46,816.85
650635 | Livingston Area Sewer Improv. | 6621 | 664635 | $58,521.05
650636 | Forest St. Sewer Improv. | 6621 | 664636 | $23,408.45
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer any unencumbered balance in the 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; except that no transfer shall be so made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
SECTION 7. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper project accounting numbers as appropriate.
SECTION 8. 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 9. 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.