City of Columbus - File #: 1794-2005

• File #: 1794-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/19/2005
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 11/14/2005
• Final action: 11/16/2005
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests; to contract for professional services; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $200,000.00 from within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund for the HCWP Raw Water Line project; to amend the 2005 Capital Improvement Budget for the Division of Water; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/16/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/16/2005	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/14/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/14/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/28/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/28/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/28/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/27/2005	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/27/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/27/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/27/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved	Pass
10/27/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/27/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/27/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/20/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/20/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/19/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/19/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This project provides for the construction of a 66 inch raw water line from Hoover Dam to the Hap Cremean Water Plant (HCWP). Total line length is approximately 3 miles. The line will allow the plant to be fed directly from Hoover Reservoir via gravity within a pipe, providing increased safety for the water supply. This ordinance will provide the City Attorney with funding for real estate acquisition services for the Hap Cremean Water Plant Raw Water Line project. This project is located in the vicinity of Big Walnut Creek from Hoover Reservoir to Hap Cremean Water Plant.
EMERGENCY PROVISION: Emergency legislation is being requested to allow the appraisal and acquisition of these parcels necessary for this project to proceed without delay in order to continue engineering design services for this project critical to providing increased safety to the water supply to the greater Columbus area.

FISCAL IMPACT: This project is included in the 2005-2010 CIP, and is being funded from current monies.

CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: N/A



Title

To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests; to contract for professional services; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $200,000.00 from within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund for the HCWP Raw Water Line project; to amend the 2005 Capital Improvement Budget for the Division of Water; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)



Body

WHEREAS, This project provides for the construction of a 66 inch raw water line from Hoover Dam to the Hap Cremean Water Plant (HCWP). Total line length is approximately 3 miles. The line will allow the plant to be fed directly from Hoover Reservoir via gravity within a pipe, providing increased safety for the water supply; and

WHEREAS, the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, is performing engineering design and evaluation work in preparation for developing construc...