City of Columbus - File #: 0933-2005

• File #: 0933-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/17/2005
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 6/13/2005
• Final action: 6/15/2005
• Title: To amend the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget; to appropriate and authorize the City Auditor to transfer $460,000.00 from the Special Income Tax Fund to the Fleet Management Services Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to execute those documents necessary to purchase a 27 +/- acre site on Groves Road owned by Hamilton-Groves Realty Limited for the future location of the Fleet Management Division's main vehicle repair facility and the Transportation Division's east outpost; to authorize the expenditure of $460,000.00 and $315,000.00 from the Fleet Management Services Fund and the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, respectively, and to declare an emergency. ($775,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/15/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/15/2005	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/13/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/13/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/3/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/3/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/2/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/31/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/31/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/31/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/23/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/23/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/23/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/18/2005	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/17/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Background: The Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division, has operated a vehicle repair facility at 423 Short Street for at least forty years. The current vehicle repair facility was originally constructed as a refuse truck storage building and was converted to its present purpose. Due to growth in the size of the City's fleet, this facility is now inadequate for maintaining a modern fleet of approximately 3,600 vehicles. The Division began planning for the eventual relocation of this facility in the mid-1990's.

The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, also needs to construct a new east outpost facility to better service the eastern portion of the city. Proximity of manpower, snow and ice control chemicals, and road maintenance materials, will make for a more timely response to weather-related events and otherwise serve to increase the division's productivity.

A suitable 27 +/- acre site for a new joint Fleet Management/Transportation outpost facility has been identified at 4275 Groves Road. This site is desirable due to it being appropriately sized for current and future needs, properly zoned and in close proximity to interstate highway I-70. The Fleet Management Division will utilize approximately 16.0 acres for the new fleet maintenance facility. The remaining acreage can be utilized by the Transportation Division for the outpost facility (approximately 4 acres) as well as provide available land (approximately 7 acres) for use by other city division/departments to relocate or consolidate facilities. The purchase of the parcel from Hamilton-Grove Realty, Limited, is being pursued by the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, on behalf of the Public Service Department. A purchase price of $775,000.00 (approximately $28,703/acre) has been negotiated and conditionally accepted. This ordinance provides for this purchase.

Fiscal Impact: The cost of the purchase will be split between the two divis...