Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) is engaged in acquiring real estate for the Blacklick Creek Main Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation project, C.I.P. No. 650725-100011 (“Public Project”). The City must acquire in good faith and accept certain fee simple and lesser real estate in the vicinity of Williams Road between I-270 and Marketing Place (collectively, “Real Estate”) for DPU to complete the Public Project. Accordingly, DPU requested the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate in good faith and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) in order for DPU to timely complete the Public Project in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Not applicable.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $200,000.00 is available and appropriated in the Sanitary Bond Fund, Fund 6109. Cash and appropriation in project 650725 of Fund 6109 is sufficient for this expenditure but budget authority in the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget is less than needed. An amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget to match cash in project 650725 is needed to align budget authority with cash and appropriation.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency designation is requested to allow the sewer project to begin as soon as possible as previous sewer condition assessments revealed that the sewer is structurally compromised and in need of repair.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to spend City funds to acquire and accept in good faith certain fee simple and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Williams Road between I-270 and Marketing Place, and contract for associated professional services in order for the Department of Public Utilities to timely complete the acquisition of Real Estate for the Blacklick Creek Main Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the expenditure of up to $200,000.00 f...
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