City of Columbus - File #: 0794-2005

• File #: 0794-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/20/2005
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 5/23/2005
• Final action: 5/25/2005
• Title: To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $80,000.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the transfer of $80,000.00 from this Fund to the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund; to appropriate $400,000.00 within the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the City Attorney to expend $400,000.00 or so much of as may be necessary for right of way acquisition-related activities including the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the Sidewalk Installation Program, COTA Routes project for the Transportation Division, and to declare an emergency. ($400,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/25/2005	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
5/24/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/23/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
5/23/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/13/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/13/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/13/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/13/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
5/12/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/12/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/11/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/10/2005	1	Atty Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/9/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/9/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/4/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/25/2005	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/25/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/20/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Background: The Transportation Division is engaged in the Sidewalk Installation Program, COTA Routes project. The purpose of this project is to provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant sidewalk and curb ramp facilities where none currently exist for portions of Augusta Avenue, Atlanta Drive, Sullivant Avenue, Cleveland Avenue, Ackerman Road, and Dodridge Street. Right-of-way costs for this project are estimated to be $400,000.00 per the City of Columbus/Ohio Department of Transportation Real Estate Agreement (Agreement No. 05-0010). Right-of-way costs in this estimate include title and title updates, appraisals, appraisal reviews, closings and recordings, land acquisition, acquisition relocation (if applicable), utility relocation and labor costs. As currently programmed, this project provides eighty percent (80%) Federal participation and twenty percent (20%) local participation in the total project right-of-way costs with a $352,000.00 cap on the Federal participation. This legislation authorizes the City Attorney to expend $400,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to complete acquisition-related activities for this project.

Fiscal Impact: Acquisition-related expenses are currently estimated to total $400,000.00. Twenty percent (20%), or $80,000.00, of this total is the City's responsibility. This amount is available within the Transportation Division's 2004 Capital Improvements Budget in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund in the Urban Infrastructure project. This ordinance transfers $80,000.00 between projects within this Fund, transfers the $80,000.00 to the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund, appropriates it and the eighty percent (80%) federal match portion ($320,000.00) there and authorizes the entire $400,000.00 for expenditure.

Emergency action is requested to allow right-of-way acquisition-related activities previously authorized by the Ohio Department of Transportation to be initiat...