City of Columbus - File #: 2218-2003

• File #: 2218-2003
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/24/2003
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 10/20/2003
• Final action: 10/22/2003
• Title: To authorize the transfer of $175,000.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to modify the current Spring Sandusky Interchange Agreements with the Ohio Department of Transportation to construct traffic calming and landscaping improvements and other amenities on Michigan Avenue, west of Goodale Street, as outlined in the Spring Sandusky Interchange Overall Traffic Management Plan; to authorize the expenditure of $175,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund for the Transportation Division, and to declare an emergency. ($175,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/22/2003	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/21/2003	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/20/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/20/2003	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/2/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/1/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/1/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/1/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/1/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/1/2003	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/30/2003	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2003	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2003	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/26/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/25/2003	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/25/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/24/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

As a result of anticipated local traffic impacts from the construction of the Spring Sandusky Interchange (SSI), the City of Columbus entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with local historic neighborhoods for the purpose of developing and implementing an "Overall Traffic Management Plan" (OTMP). This OTMP identifies desirable traffic calming measures to mitigate these local traffic impacts.

The OTMP is comprised of numerous individual improvements that are scattered throughout the adjacent historic neighborhoods. One such individual improvement, "Traffic Calming on Michigan Avenue," is situated west of Goodale Street and is within the current construction limits of the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) FRA-670-2.61 project. The Public Service Director is proposing to include this traffic calming and installation of landscaping and other related amenities as a part of ODOT's current reconstruction efforts. Such action will reduce the cost of this improvement work, avoid unnecessary reconstruction of current construction efforts, and provide immediate benefit to the health, safety and welfare of the community.

In order to implement this proposal and experience these benefits, it is necessary to modify the City's current SSI construction agreement with ODOT, Agreement No. 9435 and Supplemental Agreement No. 9435-A and expend a maximum of $175,000.00 for this purpose.

Funds for this expenditure are available within the Resurfacing project of the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. This ordinance transfers these monies to the Spring Sandusky Interchange project within this same Fund.

Emergency action is requested to allow for the immediate expenditure of the necessary funds and maintain project continuity.


Title

To authorize the transfer of $175,000.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to modify the current Spring San...