City of Columbus - File #: 1577-2014

• File #: 1577-2014
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/24/2014
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 7/14/2014
• Final action: 7/17/2014
• Title: To amend the 2014 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash and appropriation within the Streets and Highways Improvement Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash between the Streets and Highways Improvements Fund and the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate $500,000.00 within the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road (FRA-CR222 Gender Road at Refugee, PID 90241) project and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the additional rights of way necessary to complete this project; to authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from the Fed-State Highway Engineering Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/17/2014	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/16/2014	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/14/2014	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/14/2014	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division to hire professional services and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road (FRA-CR222 Gender Road at Refugee, PID 90241) project.

The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, is engaged in the Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road (FRA-CR222 Gender Road at Refugee, PID 90241) project. Improvements at the intersection of Gender Road and Refugee Road include constructing additional turn lanes, new sidewalks, shared use path, curb and gutter, curb ramps, bike lanes, pedestrian signal improvements, traffic signal modifications, bus landings, street lighting, street trees, storm sewers, driveway aprons and post construction stormwater best management practices.

This project is located in the Eastland/Brice Area (Community Planning Area 24). The project limits are Gender Road from approximately 1,700' south of its intersection with Refugee Road to approximately 1,350' north of said intersection and Refugee Road from approximately 1,050' west of its intersection with Gender Road to approximately 1,050' east of said intersection.

The Department of Public Service is currently finalizing construction plans and is prepared to authorize right-of-way acquisition pending passage of this funding legislation.

2. FISCAL IMPACT
The total amount of this ordinance is $500,000.00 funded by a grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Service.

Funds in the amount of $318,000 are available for this project in Fund 765, the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund, and funds in the amount of $182,000.00 are available for this project in the Streets and Highways G.O. Bond Fund, both within the Department of Public Service. An amendment to the 2014 Capital Improvements fund is necessary for the purpose of ...