Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to reimburse Gateway Area Revitalization Initiative (GARI), an Ohio not-for-profit corporation, for preliminary design costs associated with the Gateway Area project on East Eleventh Avenue between North High Street and IR-71. By agreement between GARI and the Director of the Development Department, the City has agreed to provide a signature streetscape for Eleventh Avenue as a continuation of the Gateway improvements. EMH&T has provided design services for GARI in connection with the Gateway project and has performed work applicable to the proposed Eleventh Avenue improvements. Accordingly, EMH&T has been retained by GARI as the designer of this streetscape and has proposed preliminary design services in the amount of $64,130.00. These services include a survey of the project limits; proposals of options for consideration regarding pavement, sidewalk, lighting, signalization and other improvements and a cost analysis for use in determining the scope of the streetscape improvements, among other deliverables.
Funding is available from two different sources, $60,000.00 from the economic development project within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, which this ordinance transfers to the OSU Community Improvements project in that same fund, and $4,130.00 from the Urban Infrastructure Recovery project within the Development Fund.
Gateway Area Revitalization Initiative's contract compliance number is 31-1700935.
Emergency action is requested so that this project can proceed in a timely manner to keep commitments made to the community.
Title
To authorize the transfer of $60,000.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to reimburse the Gateway Area Redevelopment Initiative for the cost of designing the rehabilitation of Eleventh Avenue between North High Street and IR-71 in coordination with the Gateway Area project; to authorize the expenditure of $64,130.00 for this purpose, $60,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund and $4,130.00 from the Development Fund and to declare an emergency. ($64,130.00)
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WHEREAS, the City has identified the need for and proposes the improvement of the portion of roadway defined by the limits of the Gateway Area project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City to reimburse the Gateway Area Revitalization Initiative for the cost of a design services contract associated with this improvement; and
WHEREAS, monies must be transferred between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service and Development Departments in that the reimbursement should be authorized immediately so that the work may proceed without delay, 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 transfer of $60,000.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Fund 704, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, be and hereby is authorized as follows:
TRANSFER FROM
project #/ project/ OCA code
590415/ Economic Development/ 644385
Total Transfer From: $60,000.00
TRANSFER TO:
project #/ project/ OCA code
530051/ OSU Community Improvements/ 644385
Total Transfer To: $60,000.00
SECTION 2. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to reimburse the Gateway Area Redevelopment Initiative, 1824 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201, in an amount not to exceed $64,130.00 for the cost of preliminary engineering of the rehabilitation of Eleventh Avenue between North High Street and IR-71.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose of paying the cost thereof, the sum of $64,130.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and hereby is authorized to be expended from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Fund 704, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6682, OCA Code 644385 and Project 530051 ($60,000.00) and from the Development Fund, Fund 742, Department No. 44-01, Development Department, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6682, OCA Code 643817 and Project 440004 ($4,130.00).
SECTION 4. 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.