City of Columbus - File #: 0998-2004

• File #: 0998-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/25/2004
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 7/19/2004
• Final action: 7/21/2004
• Title: To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $203,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Streets and Highways Fund to the Local Transportation Improvement Program Fund ($123,000.00) and the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund ($80,000.00); to appropriate $123,000.00 within the Local Transportation Improvement Program Fund and $80,000.00 within the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to expend $606,500.00 to reimburse the Transportation Division for inspection services; to authorize the expenditure of $606,500.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund ($403,500.00), the Local Transportation Improvement Program Fund ($123,000.00) and the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund ($80,000.00), and to declare an emergency. ($606,500.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/21/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/21/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/19/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/19/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/13/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/13/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/13/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/13/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/12/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/12/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/12/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/9/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/29/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
6/17/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/17/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/17/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/27/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/27/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Disapproved
5/26/2004	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved	Fail
5/25/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
Capital improvement projects undertaken by the Transportation Division generally include several or all of the following components: design, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, construction, and inspection. The amount encumbered for inspection is ordinarily a percentage of the project's construction expense and is subject to many variables including but not limited to unforeseen conditions, weather, construction change orders, urban versus rural location and so on. An estimated amount for inspection for each project is encumbered from capital improvement funds simultaneous to the construction being authorized by City Council. There is motivation to encumber only what is needed and no more for estimated inspection requirements in order to free as many dollars as possible for future capital improvement projects. Actual inspection costs are then billed against these encumbrances with that revenue accruing to the Development Services Fund (Fund 240) from which the city inspectors (Transportation Division employees) are paid. This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to reimburse the Transportation Division (Development Services) for inspection services on several capital improvement projects.

Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $615,000.00 within various projects in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget to reimburse these projects for inspection services (UIRF, OSU Community, Short North SID, Resurfacing, Bridge Improvements, Sidewalk Program, and Lane Avenue). This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $403,500.00 directly from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund (704). It also transfers and appropriates $203,000.00 to two other funds, the Local Transportation Improvement Program Fund ($123,000.00) and the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund ($80,000.00) where it is authorized for expenditure for the same purpose.

Emergency action is requested in the interests of maintaining proper acc...