Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreement and provide funding for ODOT to perform preliminary Engineering for safety improvements at the intersection of Gender Road and Refugee Road, analyze traffic data to determine lengths of turn lanes, perform environmental literature review to evaluate areas of concern, and provide preliminary plans showing proposed improvements and submit construction cost estimate.
This expenditure represents a 10% local match of the $39,877.00 cost of the study. The amount to be provided by the Department of Public Service, Division of Planning and Operations is $3,988.00.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The cost for this safety study is $39,877.00. The total share of the cost for the City is now estimated at $3,988.00.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested in order to allow ODOT to begin this study at the earliest possible time. The local share of the project is required prior to the beginning of the study.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into an agreement with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to complete preliminary engineering for the Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road project; to amend the 2011 C.I.B; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Street and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $3,988.00 for this preliminary engineering; and to declare an emergency. ($3,988.00)
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WHEREAS, the intersection of Gender Road at Refugee Road has been identified by the City as a potential project to construct improvements to improve the safety of the intersection; and
WHEREAS, the City has partnered with the Ohio Department of Transportation order to study this intersection and propose possible improvements to the intersection; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Transportation will conduct preliminary engineering for this project to analyze, perform environmental literature review, evaluate areas of concern and perform other engineering analysis; and
WHEREAS, a 10% local match is required for this project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into agreement and provide this funding to ODOT; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Planning and Operations, Department of Public Service, in that it is necessary to provide funding at the earliest possible time to ODOT to begin this safety study; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service is authorized to enter into agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation and provide funding in the amount of $3,988.00 for a preliminary engineering study to be performed for the Intersection of Gender Road at Refugee Road.
SECTION 2. That the 2011 Capital Improvement Budget authorized by ordinance 0266-2011 be amended as follows to establish sufficient authority for this project:
Fund / Project / Project Name / Current / Change / Amended
766 / 590014-100000 / Henderson Road (Street and Highway Imp Carryover) / $30,847.00 (Carryover) / ($3,988.00) (Carryover) / $26,859.00 (Carryover)
766 / 530086-100023(Street and Highway Imp Carryover) / Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road / $0.00 / $3,988.00 / $3,988.00
SECTION 3. The sum of $3,988.00 be and is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the Street and Highway Improvement Fund, Fund 766, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 to the Division of Planning and Operations, Project 590014-100000, O. L. 01-03 Codes 06-6600, OCA Code 766014.
SECTION 4. That the transfer of cash and appropriation within the Street and Highway Improvement Fund be authorized as follows:
Transfer from:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
766 / 590014-100000 / Henderson Road / 06-6600 / 766014 / $3,988.00
Transfer to:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
766 / 530086-100023 / Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road / 06-6600 / 768623 / $3,988.00
SECTION 5. That for the purpose of providing the local match to ODOT for this project, the sum of $3,988.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Street and Highway Improvement Fund, No. 766 as follows:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
766 / 530086-100023 / Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road / 06-6600 / 768623 / $3,988.00
SECTION 6. 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 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 day after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.