City of Columbus - File #: 1776-2004

• File #: 1776-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/29/2004
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 10/18/2004
• Final action: 10/20/2004
• Title: To declare the determination of City Council to proceed with the construction of the sanitary sewer improvements associated with the Strimple, Kilbourne, and Minerva Avenues Assessment Project, in accordance with the assessment procedures set forth by Columbus City Charter, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/19/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/18/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/18/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/7/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/7/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/7/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/7/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/6/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2004	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. NEED: This ordinance declare City Council's determination for the City to proceed with the construction of the Strimple, Kilbourne, and Minerva Avenues Assessment Project. The cost of which is to be assessed against the abounding and abutting lots and lands benefiting from the project. Upon passage of this ordinance the Director of Public Utilities will solicit sealed bids for the construction of the improvements. Once the lowest, best, responsive and responsible bidder has been identified, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage will request the appropriate project funding. Immediately upon receiving said funding, legislation will be submitted to City Council requesting authority to award the construction contract and to provide for the payment of construction inspection services.

2. HISTORICAL DATA: Resolution 172X-2003, adopted June 16, 2003, declared a necessity of providing sanitary sewer improvements in connection with the subject project; and declared it necessary for the Director of Public Utilities to cause the preparation of plans and specifications required for the construction sanitary sewers under an assessment procedure. The City Clerk has transmitted estimated assessments to the affected property owners and has prepared an Assessment Report as required by the City Charter. The plans and specifications are complete, and all of the necessary construction and permanent easements have been acquired.

3. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION: The Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting Council to consider this measure an emergency measure for purposes of immediately causing the procurement of the construction services necessary to install the urgently required sanitary sewer system that is needed to address groundwater pollution concerns in residential and commercial areas surrounding this project.

Title
To declare the determination of City Council to proceed with the construction of the sanitary sewer improvements associate...