Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Division of Water recently found a suitable building and property to serve as a maintenance facility for the upground reservoirs. Purchase of this property is in lieu of designing and constructing a new facility as originally planned. The following is an ordinance to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend the monies for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the Upground Reservoirs Project.
FISCAL IMPACT: This project is included in the 2005 CIB and $4,000,000 is budgeted.
EMERGENCY PROVISION: Emergency legislation is being requested to allow completion of the purchase of said property by February 6, 2006, as stated in within the terms of the purchase contract.
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To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $800,000.00 from within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund for costs in connection with the Upground Reservoir project, and to declare an emergency. ($800,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water has selected a suitable building and real property to serve as a maintenance facility for the upground reservoirs; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined to be in the best interests of the City to purchase an existing building in lieu of designing and constructing a new facility as originally planned; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the transfer and expenditure of funds within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, to authorize the City Attorney to purchase of said property, and to allow completion of the purchase by February 6, 2005, for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a 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 2. The City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer funds from within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, Fund No. 606, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, as follows:
FROM: 690479 Security Enhancements
OCA Code 606479 $800,000.00
TO: 690370 Upground Reservoirs
OCA Code 642900 $800,000.00
Section 3. That the City Attorney be, and hereby is, authorized to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate in connection with the Upground Reservoirs Project.
Section 4. That the City Attorney be, and hereby is, authorized to expend $800,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in order to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate and to contract for the professional services necessary, from Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, Fund No. 606, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, Dept./Division No. 60-09, Object Level Three 6601, Project No. 690370, OCA Code 642900.
Section 5 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.