Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) is engaged in acquiring real estate for the Blacklick Control Gate RTC Project, C.I.P. No. 650034-100010 (“Public Project”). The City must acquire in good faith and accept certain fee simple and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of the southerly Limited Access Right-of-Way line of Interstate Route 70 near where it passes over Alum Creek (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order 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.
Exhibits are attached to this Ordinance showing the details of the easements to be acquired for this project.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Not applicable.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $30,000.00 is available and appropriated in the Sanitary Bond Fund, Fund 6109.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency designation is requested to allow flow releases to the downstream sewers in the Three Creeks area to be controlled as soon as possible to prevent further damage to property from flooding during heavy rainstorms.
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 the southerly Limited Access Right-of-Way line of Interstate Route 70, 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 Sanitary Interceptor Sewer - Shaft 1 Control Gate; to authorize the expenditure of $30,000.00 from the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City intends to install a control gate at the Blacklick Creek Sanitary Interceptor Sewer (BCSIS) Shaft 1 to optimize the stora...
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