City of Columbus - File #: 1763-2005

• File #: 1763-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/13/2005
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 1/9/2006
• Final action: 1/10/2006
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the Morse Road Improvement Phase 2 project for the Transportation Division, negotiate with the property owners and expend $1,000,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund for acquisition-related costs. ($1,000,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/10/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
1/10/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
1/9/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
1/9/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/12/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
11/25/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/22/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/22/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/1/2005	1	Atty Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/1/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/14/2005	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/13/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is engaged in the Morse Road Improvement project. The purpose of this project is to create a gateway into the Northland community by controlling vehicular access and circulation, enhancing landscaping, upgrading lighting and providing pedestrian access to the businesses and amenities located along the Morse Road corridor between Indianola Avenue and Cleveland Avenue. Improvements contemplated by this project are a landscaped median, curb and gutters, street trees, sidewalks, improved streetlights and traffic signals and pedestrian crossing upgrades at intersections. Acquisition-related activities for the Gateway and Phase 1 portions of this project (Indianola Avenue to Karl Road) have been completed. It is now necessary to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professional services, negotiate with property owners to acquire the necessary rights-of-way and expend funds for acquisition for Phase 2 (Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue). The City's design consultant has estimated the acquisition costs for this project phase to be approximately $1,000,000.

Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $1,050,000 in the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget for property acquisition related to the Morse Road Improvement Phase II project. Acutal funds will be available in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund in the Morse Road Are Investment project from the Fall 2005 bond sale. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $1 million.


Title
To authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the Morse Road Improvement Phase 2 project for the Transportation Division, negotiate with the property owners and expend $1,000,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund for acquisition-related c...