Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The following legislation authorizes the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division to hire professional services and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Roadway Improvements - Hamilton Road Extension from Central College to Walnut project in the Rocky Fork-Blacklick Planning Area (04).
The Department of Public service is engaged in the Roadway Improvements - Hamilton Road Extension from Central College to Walnut project. The project will build a 3-lane roadway to Site Drive 3, an intersection with a private drive approximately 1000 feet north of Central College Road. The roadway will remain uncurbed and the typical section will accommodate future widening of the road to a 5-lane section. Construction will also include sidewalk, street lighting, stormwater controls, and a right-in, right-out approximately 300 feet north of Central College Road. The intersection at Hamilton Road and Central College Road will become four-way stop controlled.
The cost to acquire the right-of-way needed to complete the project is estimated at $450,000.00. If the cost to acquire the needed right-of-way should exceed this estimate, additional legislation will be submitted to Council requesting the needed funding.
The Department of Public service is currently finalizing construction plans and is prepared to authorize right-of-way acquisition pending passage of this funding legislation.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $450,000.00 are available for this project in the Upper Albany West TIF Fund, Fund 7443.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to provide necessary right-of-way acquisition funding and prevent unnecessary delays in the Department of Public Service's Capital Improvement Program.
Title
To appropriate funds within the Upper Albany West TIF Fund; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professio...
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