Explanation
Background: The following is an ordinance to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend the monies for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the Petzinger Road Stormwater System Improvements Project.
Fiscal Impact: The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting an amendment to the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget for purposes of establishing sufficient budget authority for this expenditure. In addition, this legislation includes a transfer of funds within the Storm Sewer Bonds Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the acquisition of the parcels necessary for the aforementioned project to proceed without delay thereby allowing this project to move forward.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, to authorize the transfer of $300,000.00 within the Storm Sewer Bond Fund; to authorize an amendment to the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; to expend $300,000.00 from the Storm Sewers Bond Fund, for costs in connection with the Petzinger Road Stormwater System Improvements Project, and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is engaged in the Petzinger Road Stormwater System Improvements Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer money within the Storm Sewer Bond Fund for the Petzinger Road Stormwater System Improvements Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget for purposes of providing sufficient funding and spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, in that it is immediately nece...
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