Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreement and provide funding for ODOT to perform preliminary Engineering for safety improvements at the intersection of Gender Road and Refugee Road, analyze traffic data to determine lengths of turn lanes, perform environmental literature review to evaluate areas of concern, and provide preliminary plans showing proposed improvements and submit construction cost estimate.
This expenditure represents a 10% local match of the $39,877.00 cost of the study. The amount to be provided by the Department of Public Service, Division of Planning and Operations is $3,988.00.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The cost for this safety study is $39,877.00. The total share of the cost for the City is now estimated at $3,988.00.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested in order to allow ODOT to begin this study at the earliest possible time. The local share of the project is required prior to the beginning of the study.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into an agreement with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to complete preliminary engineering for the Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road project; to amend the 2011 C.I.B; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Street and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $3,988.00 for this preliminary engineering; and to declare an emergency. ($3,988.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the intersection of Gender Road at Refugee Road has been identified by the City as a potential project to construct improvements to improve the safety of the intersection; and
WHEREAS, the City has partnered with the Ohio Department of Transportation order to study this intersection and propose possible improvements to the intersection; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Transportation will conduct preliminary engineering for this project to analyze, perform environmen...
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