City of Columbus - File #: 0629-2006

• File #: 0629-2006
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/15/2006
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 4/24/2006
• Final action: 4/27/2006
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with Complete General Construction Company for construction of Broughton Avenue Extension project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from the 1995, 1999, 2004Voted Streets and Highways Fund and $200,000.00 from the Northland and Other Acquisitions Fund. and to declare an emergency. (700,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/27/2006	2	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
4/26/2006	2	MAYOR	Signed
4/24/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Amended to 30 day	Pass
4/24/2006	2	Columbus City Council	Waive the 2nd Reading	Pass
4/24/2006	2	Columbus City Council	Approved as Amended	Pass
4/24/2006	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
3/31/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/31/2006	1	Service Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/30/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/30/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/30/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/30/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/30/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Disapproved
3/30/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/29/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/29/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/29/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/22/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/22/2006	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/22/2006	1	DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/22/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/20/2006	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/15/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
Broughton Avenue intersects with Outerbelt Street that is located off East Broad Street just east of the Lucent site. The developed section of this site houses industrial businesses. The undeveloped section, over 30 acres, is located to the north. Due to its industrial nature, a significant amount of traffic to and from this site is truck traffic. Traffic on East Broad Street has increased each year making it progressively more difficult for trucks to turn left onto Broad Street. Tenants have left and new tenants are difficult to attract due to the access problem. Five years ago the vacancy rate among 20 office and office/warehouse buildings consisting of 468,000 square feet was zero percent ; currently the vacancy rate is 32 percent. The 30-acre site can accommodate up to 400,000 additional square feet. Translating square footage to employees, more than 1,030 employees could be accommodated at this site.

The owners of the buildings along Outerbelt Street financed an independent traffic study that concluded that a traffic signal at Outerbelt Street and East Broad Street was warranted. Because of the close proximity of traffic signals at the Lucent site and Brice Road, the Transportation Division proposed that Broughton Street be extended to McCormick Boulevard so the existing traffic signal at Brice Road and East Broad Street can be utilized. The Economic Development Division has determined that the cost of extending Broughton Avenue is warranted.

This legislation authorizes the City to enter into a contract in an amount up to $607,616.09 for the Broughton Avenue Extension project, to pay construction inspection costs up to $90,772.86 and to pay American Electric Power Company $1,611.05 for the facilities to provide power for the street lights. This improvement details the extension of Broughton Avenue from its east terminus to McCormick Boulevard by adding a bridge, pavement, sidewalks, street lighting and storm sewers. The estimate...