City of Columbus - File #: 1760-2004

• File #: 1760-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/27/2004
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 12/13/2004
• Final action: 12/15/2004
• Title: To authorize the transfer of $262,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund to the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund; to appropriate $1,310,000.00 within the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to expend $1,310,000.00 for land acquisition-related expenses for the Norton Road Improvement project from the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund for the Transportation Division, and to declare an emergency. ($1,310,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/13/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/13/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/13/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/1/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/29/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent Within
11/29/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/24/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/24/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/24/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/23/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/23/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/26/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/8/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/5/2004	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/27/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Background: The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is engaged in the improvement and widening of Norton Road from a point approximately 500 feet south of Hall Road to the intersection of Norton Road with West Broad Street. This is a City/County/State/Federal participation project that will be administered by the City of Columbus with 80% of the total right-of-way and construction costs paid from Federal funds and 20% paid by the City. Preliminary estimates for acquisition-related expenses were $1,500,000.00. Ordinance 0348-2003, passed by Columbus City Council on March 3, 2003, authorized the expenditure of City funding in the amount of $300,000.00 (our initial 20% share) and authorized the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to enter into professional services contracts and acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in the right-of-way necessary for this project. Due to higher-than-projected appraisal values, acquisition-related cost estimates were revised to $3,000,000.00, making the City's 20% share $600,000.00. Ordinance 2292-2003, passed November 4, 2003, authorized the expenditure of additional City funding in the amount of $300,000.00 (our additional 20% share of the revised cost) and authorized the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to continue with acquisition-related activities. At this time court fees and settlement costs for those Norton Road eminent domain appropriation cases filed with the Franklin County Common Pleas Court are estimated to be $1,310,000.00, bringing total acquisition related expenses to $4,310,000.00, of which the City will be responsible for $862,000.00. This legislation authorizes the City Attorney's Office to continue with acquisition-related activities and authorizes the expenditure of the estimated $1,310,000.00 in additional funding needed for this project.

Utility relocation is expected to be completed on this project by March 2005. Right-of -way acquisition f...