Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The following legislation authorizes the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to hire professional services and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the UIRF-Agler Road Sidewalks project.
The City of Columbus is engaged in the UIRF-Agler Road Sidewalks project. This project consists of new sidewalk on Agler Road from Cassady Avenue to Citygate Drive/Corban Commons Drive, and on Gatewood Road from Agler Road to the existing sidewalk approximately 80 feet north of Agler Road. Utility improvements will also be performed as part of this project.
This legislation will establish a hire & acquire fund that will be used by the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to acquire right-of-way needed for the UIRF-Agler Road Sidewalks project. The cost to acquire the right-of-way needed to complete the project is estimated at $25,000.00. 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. Due to the joint nature of the project the Department of Public Utilities is supplying the funding for the right-of-way hire & acquire portion of the project.
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.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $25,000.00 are budgeted and available for this expense in Fund 6109, the Sanitary Sewer General Obligation Bond Fund, in Project P650590-100000 (OSU Area Utility Easement). An amendment to the 2018 Capital Improvement Budget is necessary for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure. A transfer of cash is necessary to establish sufficient cash in the proper project for the expenditure.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to provide ne...
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