Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to establish an encumbrance against which the Transportation Division can invoice labor and materials for the installation of roadway features to improve the safety of two adjacent intersections. The intersections are Dimension Drive at High Cross Boulevard and Dimension Drive at Vantage Drive. They were selected for improvements because of a high number of right-angle crashes for a two-way stop. A multi way stop was considered, but without additional roadway changes, the problem would likely not be solved.
The roadway features will be created using rubber curbing, asphalt, and traffic control devices. The rubber curbing, which is in stock, has been used by the Transportation Division for similar installations. This ordinance permits the use of capital improvement bond monies to fund the labor and materials (not including the rubber curbing).
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $3.3 million in the Capital Improvements Budget for pedestrian safety projects. There is $40,000 allocated in the Pedestrian Safety Project in the 1995, 1999, Voted Streets and Highways Fund (704) for the installation of safety features for these two intersections.
Emergency action is requested to provide for the immediate installation of these features to improve safety at these intersections.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to establish an encumbrance to pay for labor and materials for the installation of features to improve the safety of two intersections: Dimension Drive at High Cross Boulevard and Dimension Drive at Vantage Drive; to authorize the expenditure of $40,000.00 from the 1995, 1999, Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)
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WHEREAS, The Transportation Division has determined intersection improvements are needed at two intersections: Dimension Drive at High Cross Boulevard and Dimension Drive at Vantage Drive to improve safety; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division will install rubber curbing, asphalt, and traffic control devices to reduce the number of right-angle crashes for a two-way stop; and
WHEREAS, funds are budgeted and available for this expenditure within the 1995, 1999, Voted Streets and Highways Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that this work may proceed without delay to provide improved safety at these intersections, 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 installation of traffic calming treatments by the Transportation Division is necessary to improve the safety of two intersections: Dimension Drive at High Cross Boulevard and Dimension Drive at Vantage Drive.
SECTION 2. That the sum of $40,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended for this purpose from Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Street and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6600, OCA Code 644385 and Project 590105.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made 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.