Explanation
1.) Background: This legislation authorizes the reimbursement to the Division of Transportation in the amount of $33,494.20 for curb replacement, full pavement restoration, and/or resurfacing of Lenore Avenue from Atwood Terrace to Karl Road associated with the Division of Sewerage and Drainage Capital Improvement Projects 650657. The described work has already been completed and the Transportation Division has requested their reimbursement.
2.) Fiscal Impact: This legislation includes and authorizes an appropriation and transfer of cash between projects within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund and an amendment to the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget to establish sufficient funds and budget authority to cover the expenditure of $33,494.20 for the reimbursement of funds from the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to the Division of Transportation. The Division will also request the Auditor's Office to establish budgetary authority for funds made available through cancellations.
3.) Emergency: No emergency designation is requested for this ordinance.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse the Division of Transportation for costs associated with curb replacement, full pavement restoration, and/or resurfacing of Lenore Avenue from Atwood Terrace to Karl Road for the Lenore Ave./Huy Road Sanitary Relief Sewer Project; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $33,494.20 within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund; to amend the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget; and to authorize the expenditure of $33,494.20 from the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. ($33,494.20)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage agreed to reimburse the Division of Transportation for the costs of the work done in relation to the Lenore Ave./Huy Road Sanitary Relief Sewer Project (650657), and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the appropriation and transfer of monies within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund to provide sufficient funding for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget for the purpose of creating and transferring sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities is requesting that this Council authorize the Director of Public Utilities to expend the necessary funds from the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund to cover the reimbursement to the Division of Transportation, at the earliest practicable date; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Utilities is hereby authorized to reimburse the Division of Transportation for curb replacement, full pavement restoration, and/or resurfacing of Lenore Avenue from Atwood Terrace to Karl Road for the Lenore Ave./Huy Road Sanitary Relief Sewer Project (650657), as requested by the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and,
SECTION 2. That the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget is hereby amended to create authority due to cancellations from closed projects as follows:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | Current Authority | Revised Authority | (Change)
650732 | Town St. Sanitary | $1,785,240 | $1,818,734 | (+$33,494)
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to appropriate and transfer $33,494.20 within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund, Fund 664, Division of Sewerage and Drainage; Div. 60-05; Object Level3 6621;
FROM:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | OCA | Amount
650732 | Town St. Sanitary | 664732| $33,494.20
TO:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | OCA | Amount
650657 | Lenore Ave./Huy Road Sanitary Relief Sewer | 664657 | $33,494.20
SECTION 4. That the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance No. 0733-2007 is hereby amended as follows, to provide sufficient budget authority for the execution of the cost agreement increase stated herein:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | Current Authority | Revised Authority | (Change)
650732 | Town St. Sanitary | $1,818,734 | $1,785,239 | (-$33,495)
650657 | Lenore Ave./Huy Road Sanitary Relief Sewer | $12,000 | $45,495 | (+$33,495)
SECTION 5. That the sum of $33,494.20, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be expended from Fund 664, the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage 60-05 as follows:
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | OL3 | OCA | Amount
650657 | Lenore Ave./Huy Road Sanitary Relief Sewer | 6621 | 664657 | $33,494.20
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer any unencumbered balance in the project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be so made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
SECTION 7. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper project accounting numbers as appropriate.
SECTION 8. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 9. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.