City of Columbus - File #: 2090-2005

• File #: 2090-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/22/2005
• In control: Jobs and Economic Development Committee
• On agenda: 1/23/2006
• Final action: 1/25/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Columbus Regional Airport Authority for up to $2,000,000 to design and construct a public roadway to an intermodal facility; to authorize the expenditure of $2,000,000 from the Capital Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,000,000)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/25/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
1/24/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
1/23/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
1/23/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
1/23/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
1/9/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
12/7/2005	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
12/7/2005	1	Dev Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
12/1/2005	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/1/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2005	1	Dev Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
12/1/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2005	1	Dev Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/30/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2005	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/29/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2005	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/25/2005	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/25/2005	1	DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Background: Rickenbacker International Airport is accessible by two major roadways, State Route 317 and Alum Creek Drive. The Rickenbacker Airport site will house the Norfolk and Southern intermodal facility to be constructed in 2006. With the rise of intermodal transportation, it is desired to build a public roadway that links the major roadways with the airport and with the Norfolk and Southern intermodal facility. A portion of this roadway will be constructed on City of Columbus land. The funding for this portion has been committed in order to create economic development opportunities, future development of area sites and to increase real, personal and income taxes for the City of Columbus.

Fiscal Impact: $2,000,000 is available in the 2005 Capital Improvement Budget.



Title

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Columbus Regional Airport Authority for up to $2,000,000 to design and construct a public roadway to an intermodal facility; to authorize the expenditure of $2,000,000 from the Capital Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,000,000)



Body

WHEREAS, Rickenbacker International Airport has grown into a significant transportation hub; and

WHEREAS, it is accessible by two major roadways and will provide a site for Norfolk and Southern Railway to construct an intermodal facility; and

WHEREAS, construction of a new public roadway would serve as a connection to this intermodal facility and support intermodal means of transporting goods; and

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has committed to funding the portion of the roadway on City land as a means of creating economic development activities that would benefit the entire City; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a grant agreement with the Columbus Regional Airport Authority to design and constr...