City of Columbus - File #: 0999-2008

• File #: 0999-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/6/2008
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 7/7/2008
• Final action: 7/9/2008
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into an agreement for the Transportation Division with the Franklin County Engineer's Office to undertake the Alum Creek Drive at I-270 and Groveport Road Traffic Study for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of up to $30,000.00 from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund. ($30,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/9/2008	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/8/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/7/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/7/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/23/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
6/13/2008	1	Service Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/13/2008	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/13/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/13/2008	1	Service Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/13/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/13/2008	1	Service Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/12/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/12/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/12/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/11/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/6/2008	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/6/2008	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into an agreement to participate and fund a portion of the Alum Creek Drive at I-270 and Groveport Road Traffic Study. This study will be undertaken by the Franklin County Engineer's Office and will be funded by Columbus, Franklin County, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and the State of Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).

In January, 2007, MORPC published the Rickenbacker Area Road Network Assessment study. The purpose of that study was to determine transportation system needs and develop a street network to accommodate, efficiently and safely, future traffic growth associated with the development of the Rickenbacker area. Improvements to the interchange of I-270 with Alum Creek Drive and the intersection of Alum Creek Drive with Groveport Road were rated in the highest priority group of recommended projects. The study to be funded by this ordinance will develop engineering alternatives and recommend a solution to solve anticipated congestion and safety problems. As required by routine accommodation policies of both MORPC and ODOT, this study will address needs for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users.

Fiscal Impact: The City of Columbus will be responsible for fifty percent (50%) of the local share cost of this study with Franklin County responsible for the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the local share. ODOT and MORPC are responsible for the remaining eighty percent (80%) of the total study cost. Funds for this study in the amount of $30,000.00 are budgeted within the Transportation Division's 2008 Capital Improvement Budget in the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund.


Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into an agreement for the Transportation Division with the Franklin County Engineer's Office to undertake the Alum Creek Drive at I-270 and Groveport Road Traffic Study for the Transportation Division; to authori...