City of Columbus - File #: 2292-2003

• File #: 2292-2003
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/3/2003
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 11/3/2003
• Final action: 11/4/2003
• Title: To authorize the transfer of $300,000.00 between projects within the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the Norton Road Improvement project for the Transportation Division; to expend $300,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund for the City share of additional acquisition costs related to this project and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/4/2003	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/4/2003	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/3/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/3/2003	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/22/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/21/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/21/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/21/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/21/2003	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/20/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/20/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/17/2003	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/17/2003	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/7/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/7/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/7/2003	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/6/2003	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/3/2003	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
The City of Columbus, Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is engaged in the improvement and widening of Norton Road from a point approximately 500 feet south of Hall Road north to the intersection of Norton Road with West Broad Street. This is a City/County/State/Federal participation project that will be administered by the City of Columbus with 80% of the total right-of-way and construction costs paid from Federal funds and 20% paid by the City. Preliminary estimates for acquisition related expenses were $1,500,000.00. Ordinance 0348-2003, passed by Columbus City Council on March 3, 2003, authorized the expenditure of City funding in the amount of $300,000.00 (our initial 20% share) and authorized the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to enter into contacts for professional services and to acquire fee simple title and lesser interest for the Norton Road Project. Due to higher than projected appraisal values the acquisition related expenses are now estimated to be approximately $3,000,000.00, which means the local share of the project must be increased. At this time the expenditure of an additional $300,000.00 must be authorized to allow the City Attorney's office to continue with acquisition of the necessary right-of-way and to fully fund our 20% share. Monies to pay for these additional costs are available from the cancellation of old encumbrances within the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund. This legislation transfers monies between projects within that Fund.

Emergency action is requested to allow right-of-way acquisition to continue so that the City can meet current schedules that require the acquisition of the necessary additional right-of-way be completed by December 1, 2003.



Title
To authorize the transfer of $300,000.00 between projects within the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed...