City of Columbus - File #: 2203-2004

• File #: 2203-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/30/2004
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 12/13/2004
• Final action: 12/15/2004
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of permanent and temporary easements necessary for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Sullivant Avenue and Wedgewood Drive and negotiate with the property owner for the necessary right-of-way; to expend $6,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund for acquisition-related costs for the Transportation Division, and to declare an emergency. ($6,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/13/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/13/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/13/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/2/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
12/2/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
12/1/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/1/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2004	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
Background: The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is preparing to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Sullivant Avenue and Wedgewood Drive. To accommodate this signal installation the City must acquire additional right-of-way in the form of a permanent easement and a temporary construction easement on the north side of this intersection. The Transportation Division has requested the assistance of the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, in obtaining the necessary right-of-way. The Real Estate Division has estimated that acquisition-related expenses should cost approximately $6,000.00. This legislation authorizes the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to hire professional services relative to the acquisition of the necessary right-of-way, to negotiate with the property owner and to expend the funds necessary to acquire this permanent and temporary right-of-way.

Fiscal Impact: Monies to pay for these costs are not specifically budgeted but are available within the Transportation Division's 2004 Capital Improvement Budget in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund in the Signal Installation project. The Transportation Division budgeted $1.35 million for Traffic Signal Installation projects in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget. The Division has legislated all but $554,735 of this funding through November 2004.

Emergency action is requested to allow the Real Estate Division to acquire the necessary right-of-way and allow the Transportation Division to proceed with the installation of the proposed signal at the intersection of Sullivant Avenue and Wedgewood Drive without delay to mitigate the dangers inherent at this unsignalized intersection.



Title
To authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of permanent and temporary easements necessary for the installation of a traffic signal at the i...