Explanation
This ordinance is to authorize the Public Service Director to modify and extend an existing grant agreement, Agreement No. 10970, with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation for the Freeway Management program.
The present agreement for the operation and maintenance of the Freeway Management System was established through Ordinance 2016-2000 between the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation and the City of Columbus, Public Service Department.
The State determined that it was in the public interest to proceed with the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a Freeway Management System (FMS) to be located on interstate highways and state and U.S. route numbered freeways and expressways within the City of Columbus. The city previously agreed to design, operate and perform maintenance on a freeway management system within the City of Columbus as authorized by Ordinance 1708-1991.
Fiscal impact: This program will be funded by the State of Ohio for two employees with space provided by the City of Columbus at no charge to the state to house staff, workspace and central equipment.
Emergency action is requested to make these funds available to the Transportation Division as soon as possible for actual and anticipated grant expenses and in order to provide for the uninterrupted operation of this program.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to extend the existing agreement with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation for the Freeway Management System Grant Program for one year (2005-2006) for the Transportation Division; to authorize the appropriation of $175,000.00 within the General Government Grant Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $175,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the General Government Grant Fund for the continued operation of this program and to declare an emergency. ($175,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of Transportation of the St...
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