Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction, frequently must acquire minor parcels of permanent and temporary right-of-way for Traffic Management projects including Traffic Sign and Signal improvements throughout the City. To expedite the right of way acquisition process, the following legislation establishes a contingency fund in the amount of $150,000.00 for the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to hire professional services, negotiate with property owners and acquire such parcels as they are identified.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This is a budgeted expense in the amount of $150,000.00 in the Department of Public Service’s 2023 Operating Budget, Fund 2265, the Streets Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to prevent delays in the construction of the Department of Public Service’s Capital Improvement Program.
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To authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to hire professional services, negotiate with property owners, and acquire right-of-way in support of the Department of Public Service’s Capital Improvement Program; to authorize the expenditure of up to $150,000.00 from the Streets Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund for this purpose; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, frequently must acquire minor parcels of permanent and temporary right-of-way for various capital improvement projects within the City; and
WHEREAS, a contingency fund in the amount of $150,000.00 is needed to be used by the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to hire professional services, negotiate with property owners, and acquire such parcels as they are identified in order to expedite the right-of-way acquisition process; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it i...
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