City of Columbus - File #: 1814-2007

• File #: 1814-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/28/2007
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 11/19/2007
• Final action: 11/21/2007
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, to contract for professional services; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $767,000.00 from within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund in connection with eleven sanitary sewer system capital improvement projects; to amend the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to declare an emergency. ($767,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/21/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/20/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/19/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/19/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
11/8/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/7/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/7/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/6/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/6/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/5/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/5/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2007	1	Atty Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/1/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/1/2007	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/1/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/1/2007	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/31/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/30/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/30/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. Background:
This ordinance will provide the City Attorney with the initial funding to begin the necessary title searches, appraisal services and staff costs associated with the following sanitary sewer projects:

a. OSIS Augmentation and Relief Sewer Project (OARS) ($150,000.00)
b. Alum Creek Relief Tunnel ($75,000.00)
c. Chestnut St. Combined Sewer Project ($55,000.00)
d. Big Walnut Augmentation Interceptor - Rickenbacker Intermodal ($50,000.00)
e. Franklin Main Interceptor Rehabilitation - ($50,000.00)
f. Big Run Trunk Sewer - Hellbranch- ($75,000.00)
g. Skyline Drive Sanitary Assessment Sewer - ($50,000.00)
h. OSIS-Downtown Odor Control Facilities - ($50,000.00)
i. Merwin Hill Area Assessment Sewer - ($87,000.00)
j. Portage Grove Area Assessment Sewer ($50,000.00)
k. Sanitary System Rehab.-NCR 2 Project ($75,000.00)

The Division of Sewerage and Drainage anticipates submitting subsequent legislation when an estimate of the funding required to actually procure the appraised value of the required temporary and permanent easements has been approximated by virtue of this initial funding. The above referenced projects represent over $630 million dollars in planned construction contract costs over the 2008-2013 capital improvements planning period.

2. Emergency Designation:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting City Council to consider this ordinance an emergency measure. The OSIS Augmentation and Relief Sewer Project (OARS) is one of the projects that the Division is required to be completed in accordance with the provisions of an existing consent order between the City and the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Failure to adhere to the project schedule contained within the consent order will make the City liable for stipulated fines.

Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, to contract for professional services; to authorize the transfer and expenditur...