City of Columbus - File #: 0070-2006

• File #: 0070-2006
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/5/2006
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 2/13/2006
• Final action: 2/15/2006
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to pay the City's annual membership dues to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $328,241.00 from the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund; to waive the formal competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency. ($328,241.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/15/2006	2	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/14/2006	2	MAYOR	Signed
2/13/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved as Amended	Pass
2/13/2006	2	Columbus City Council	Amended as submitted to the Clerk	Pass
2/13/2006	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
1/31/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/31/2006	1	Service Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/30/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/27/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/26/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Contingent
1/26/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Contingent
1/26/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/25/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/25/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/24/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/20/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/12/2006	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/5/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
The City of Columbus is committed to paying the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) an annual fee for vital services in the area of intergovernmental relations, transportation planning and programming, grantsmanship, legislative review and information exchange. This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of the annual membership fee (dues) for the City for 2006 of $328,241.00. The fee was established by MORPC based on population per an earlier agreement with the City and is not negotiable. The rate for 2006 is $.430 per capita based on an estimated population of 763,351 as of January 1, 2006.

As Council has selected MORPC to be the City's planning agency, it is in the City's best interest to waive the formal competitive bidding requirements of the City Code.

Funds in the amount of $328,241.00 are budgeted and available for this expenditure in the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund. MORPC dues for 2004 and 2005 were $308,487.00 and $313,274.00, respectively.

Emergency action is requested for this legislation because the first quarterly installment of the membership fee is currently due. This expense cannot be legislated in advance of passage of the 2006 budget.



Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to pay the City's annual membership dues to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $328,241.00 from the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund; to waive the formal competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency. ($328,241.00)



Body
WHEREAS, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) provides the City of Columbus and other member communities with vital services in the area of intergovernmental relations, transportation planning and programming, grantsmanship, legislative review and information exchange; and

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is a government member of the ...