Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus is engaged in that project identified as the Idlewild Drive Storm Sewer Project. 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 Idlewild Drive Storm Sewer Project.
Fiscal Impact:
The Department of Public Utilities, Department of Sewerage and Drainage has determined that funding for this project will be from the Storm Sewer Bond Fund.
Emergency Justification:
Emergency action is requested in order to provide for the immediate acquisition of real property interests necessary to the City's project in order to preserve public health, peace, property and safety.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services and to expend $845,650.00 from the Storm Sewer Bond Fund for costs in connection with the Idlewild Drive Storm Sewer Project, and to declare an emergency. ($845,650.00).
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage is engaged in the Idlewild Drive Storm Sewer Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate and to contract for the aforesaid professional services necessary in connection with said project for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. 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 and to contract for the professional services necessary in connection with the Idlewild Drive Storm Sewer Project; and
Section 2. That the expenditure of Eight Hundred Forty Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars, $845,650.00 from the Storm Sewer Bond Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary be and hereby is authorized as follows: Dept./Div.60-15; Project No. 610973; Fund # 685; OCA Code 685973; Object Level Three 6601 for the aforesaid purpose is hereby authorized.
Section 3. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.