Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The following ordinance authorizes the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division to enter into contracts for the provision of ,professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Roadway - Multimodal - Mt Vernon Avenue Phase 1 in the Near East Planning Area (56).
The Department of Public service is engaged in the Roadway - Multimodal - Mt Vernon Avenue Phase 1 project. This project includes roadway improvements to the Martin Luther King Jr/Mount Vernon Avenue corridor from Hamilton Avenue to North Champion Avenue. Improvements include adding on-street separated bike paths with an added concrete median, floating bus islands at various locations, repaving the full width of the roadway and sidewalk repairs.
The cost to acquire the right-of-way needed to complete the project is estimated at $150,000.00. If the cost to acquire the needed right-of-way should exceed this estimate, additional legislation will be submitted to Council requesting the needed funding.
The Department of Public Service is currently finalizing construction plans and is prepared to authorize right-of-way acquisition pending passage of this funding legislation.
Ordinance 0688-2023 authorized the Director of the Department of Public Service, on behalf of the City of Columbus, to prepare and submit a Safe Routes to School Application to the Ohio Department of Transportation; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into grant agreements with ODOT, accept and expend grant funds, and issue refunds if necessary after final accounting is performed.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amounts of $150,000.00 are budgeted and available for this project in Fund 7704, the Streets and Highways Bond Fund. An amendment to the 2024 Capital Improvements Budget and a transfer of funds is necessary for the purpose of providing sufficient spending aut...
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