City of Columbus - File #: 0387-2011

• File #: 0387-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/2/2011
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 3/14/2011
• Final action: 3/17/2011
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to continue their acquisition of those property rights, including fee simple title and lesser interests needed for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - North High Street Flint Road to County Line Project; to amend the 2011 C.I.B.; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Build America Bonds Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $800,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Build America Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($800,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/17/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/16/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/14/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
3/14/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/4/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/4/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/4/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/3/2011	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/3/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/3/2011	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/3/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/3/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/3/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/3/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/3/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/3/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/3/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/3/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/2/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus ("Columbus") is engaged in that project identified as the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - North High Street Flint Road to County Line Project. Recently Columbus and the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation ("ODOT"), agreed to partner in an expanded roadway improvement project in this area.

The Columbus project will widen High Street by one lane in each direction, add sidewalks, curb ramps and update the traffic signals throughout the project corridor. The ODOT project will modify the existing cloverleaf interchange at I-270 and US 23 to a Partial Cloverleaf; create a grade-separated, northbound-only roadway which bypasses the signals on US 23 between I-270 and Flint Rd and relocate/extend York Temple Dr. to access West Campus View Boulevard.

The cooperative project will allow construction to be phased in a manner that will be less disruptive to the motoring public and will provide a seamless transition between these projects. This expanded project will require the City to acquire additional property interests from Flint Road to the Delaware County line. Per an estimate provided by the City Attorney's office, Real Estate Division, the additional property rights that must still be acquired are currently valued at $800,000.00.

2. FISCAL IMPACT
Monies to pay for these costs are available with the Build America Bonds Fund, number 746.

3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
To keep this project on schedule it is essential the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, be authorized to expend those funds necessary to continue their acquisition of the original property rights and begin acquisition of these additional property rights needed for this project immediately.

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To authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to continue their acquisition of those property rights, including fee simple title and lesser interests needed for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - North Hi...