Explanation
Background: The Transportation Division is responsible for curb replacement within the city limits. To facilitate the replacement of some of the many miles of deteriorated curb at minimal cost, the City instituted a program many years ago to reimburse property owners who replace curbs and apply for reimbursement at a rate of $16.00 per lineal foot of curb. Reimbursement occurs subsequent to inspection of the new curb by the City. The majority of these replacements occur while the property owners' are constructing new sidewalk, which are ordinarily the property owners' responsibility to maintain and/or replace. The Transportation Division is in need of establishing funding for the Curb Reimbursement Program for 2008.
This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $100,000.00 to repay the various property owners for costs associated with the construction of new concrete curb. $100,000.00 was previously authorized for this program in 2004.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for the Curb Reimbursement program is budgeted and available in the curb reconstruction project within the Voted 1995, 1999, 2004 Streets and Highways Fund.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to reimburse various property owners for the replacement of concrete curbs and to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 within the Voted 1995, 1999, 2004 Streets and Highways Fund to the fund the 2008 Curb Reimbursement program for the Transportation Division. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City is committed to the Curb Reimbursement program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of additional funds for this ongoing program; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to reimburse various property owners for the replacement of concrete curb according to the existing program guidelines established for this purpose.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose of paying for the Curb Reimbursement program the sum of $100,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed be and hereby is authorized to be expended from the Fund 704, the Voted 1995, 1999, 2004 Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 644385 and Project 530210.
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 this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.