Explanation
This is consent legislation with the Ohio Department of Transportation and Franklin County - Franklin County Engineers Office (FCEO), for a project which proposes to install GPS/AVL/ITS technology for the COMBAT (Central Ohio Management Based Application Technology) Project. COMBAT is an advanced fleet management and automated vehicle location system for multi-jurisdictional public works applications. Previously, the City of Columbus acted as the lead agency for this project. Franklin County will now take over this role. This project is scheduled for State Fiscal Year 2007.
Fiscal Impact: The estimated cost of this project is $5,000,000.00, which will be 80% funded by ODOT with a 20% local match by Franklin County. The City of Columbus will reimburse Franklin County for the City's share of the project in an amount not to exceed $700,000. This legislation shall authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into the necessary agreements with the Ohio Department of Transportation and The Franklin County Engineer to complete this project.
Emergency action is requested to ensure that all necessary agreements are in place to obtain funding approval from ODOT.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Franklin County Engineer to grant consent and propose cooperation with the State of Ohio and Franklin County for the COMBAT Project, and to declare an emergency. ($0)
Body
The following is an Ordinance enacted by the City of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, hereinafter referred to as the Local Public Agency (LPA), in the matter of the stated described project.
WHEREAS, Franklin County and the City of Columbus have identified the need for the described project:
This project proposes to install GPS/AVL/ITS technology for COMBAT (Central Ohio Management Based Technology) - an advanced fleet management and automated vehicle location system...
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