Explanation
The City of Columbus has partnered with the Franklin County Engineering Department (Franklin County Engineer) on several significant roadway improvement projects in recent years. In these cases, the County Engineer has been the lead agency in prosecuting the roadway improvements, with the City agreeing to participate in the cost of the projects through consent legislation passed earlier. These projects include the following:
Dublin Road ($10,200.58)
King Avenue ($421,866.36)
Morse Road (Cleveland Avenue to Trindle Way) ($290,000.00)
Morse Road Street Lighting (Cleveland Avenue to Trindle Way) ($84,711.69*)
Wilson Road (Trabue Road to Roberts Road) ($523,335.64)
*Transportation Division's share; the Electricity Division will pay its portion separately
This ordinance provides for the reimbursement of $1,330,114.27 that has been invoiced by the Franklin County Engineer to the Transportation Division.
Funding for these reimbursements are provided by the 2002 bond sale and resides in the Roadway Improvements project within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. This ordinance appropriates $9,138.42, the difference between the amount being expended and the $1,320,975.85 that is currently appropriated.
Emergency action is requested in order to expedite reimbursements to the Franklin County Engineer.
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To appropriate $9,138.42 within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; toauthorize the transfer of $374,711.69 between projects within that Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to reimburse the Franklin County Engineering Department the sum of $1,330,114.27 for the City of Columbus share of various partnered roadway improvement projects for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $1,330,114.27 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,330,114.27)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has partnered with the Franklin County Engineering Department (Franklin County Engineer) on several significant roadway improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Engineering Department has incurred expenses for these roadway improvement projects for which they must be reimbursed by the City of Columbus, Transportation Division; and
WHEREAS, this reimbursement will require that monies 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 Transportation Division, Public Service Department, in that it must immediately provide for this reimbursement in order to satisfy this liability and continue and enhance the excellent working relationship that exists between this agency and the Franklin County Engineering Department, 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 sum of $9,138.42 be and hereby is appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Fund 704, 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, 2003, to Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 644385 and Project 530161.
SECTION 2. That $374,711.69 be transferred between projects within 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 6631, OCA Code 644385 to make funds available for the above-noted reimbursements as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Project No. / Project
530161 / Roadway Improvements
Total Transfer From: $374,711.69
TRANSFER TO:
Project No. / Project
530052 / Morse Road Area Investment / $374,711.69
Total Transfer To: $374,711.69
SECTION 3. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to reimburse the Franklin County Engineer $1,330,114.27 for roadway improvement costs that the County Engineer has incurred on the City's behalf for various projects as follows:
Project / Amount
Dublin Road ($10,200.58)
King Avenue ($421,866.36)
Morse Road (Cleveland Avenue to Trindle Way) ($290,000.00)
Morse Road street lighting (Cleveland Avenue to Trindle Way) ($84,711.69)
Wilson Road (Trabue Road to Roberts Road) ($523,335.64)
Total $1,330,114.27
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $1,330,114.27, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and hereby is authorized for said reimbursements 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 6631, as follows:
Project No. / Project / OCA Code / Amount
530161/ Roadway Improvements/ 644385/ $955,402.58
530052/ Morse Road Area Investment/ 644385/ $374,711.69
Total $1,330,114.27
SECTION 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.