Explanation
The City of Columbus, Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is engaged in the Morse Road Improvement project. The purpose of this project is to create a gateway into the Northland community by controlling vehicular access and circulation, enhancing landscaping, upgrading lighting and providing pedestrian access to the businesses and amenities located along the Morse Road corridor between Indianola Avenue and Cleveland Avenue. Improvements contemplated by this project are a landscaped median, curb and gutters, street trees, sidewalks, improved streetlights and traffic signals and pedestrian crossing upgrades at intersections. This project has been divided into two phases, Phase 1 from Indianola Avenue to Karl Road and Phase 2 from Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue. Acquisitions and construction for Phase 1 have been completed. The City is now engaged in the acquisition of those parcels needed for Phase 2 construction. Ordinance 1762-2005 established preliminary funding in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for Phase 2 acquisition related activities and authorized the City Attorney's office to acquire the necessary parcels. The City Attorney's Real Estate Division staff recently notified the Transportation Division an additional $300,000.00 would be required to complete acquisition of the right-of-way needed for Phase 2. This legislation authorizes the City Attorney to expend an additional $300,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to complete acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for Phase 2 of this improvement project.
Fiscal Impact: Monies to pay for these costs are available within the 2006 CIB in the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. This ordinance transfers the amount of these additional Right of Way costs to the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund where it is appropriated and authorized for expenditure.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested ...
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