Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The following legislation 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 Bridge and Trail Improvements -West Fifth Avenue from McKinley Avenue to Dublin Road project.
This is a joint project between the Department of Public Service and the Recreation and Parks Department that will receive construction funding from ODOT Municipal Bridge Program and MORPC Transportation Enhancements. The ODOT designated name for this project is FRA-Scioto Trail/Fifth Avenue Connector (PID 90382). Recreation and Parks Department's project name is Bikeway Improvements - Dublin Road to McKinley.
Work on this project includes replacing the existing bridge with a wider bridge over the Scioto River and a multi-use path on the south side of Fifth Avenue for the West 5th Scioto Trail between Dublin Rd. and McKinley Ave.; pavement resurfacing for the entire limits except where reconstruction is needed to transition to the new bridge; addition of curb and gutter, sidewalk on the north side of Fifth Avenue, street lighting, and street trees for the entire limits; curb ramps as necessary; public and private utility work as needed; and stormwater improvements.
Ordinance No. 0775-2014 authorized initial right-of-way acquisition funding for this project, in the amount of $250,000.00, and passed April 22, 2014. It is now necessary for the City Attorney's Office to expend an additional $100,000.00 in order to pay for costs relative to the acquisition of right-of-way necessary for the project.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated total cost for right-of-way acquisition additional funding is $100,000.00.
Funds in the amount of $75,000.00 are available for this project in the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund within the Department of Public Service.
Funds in the amount of $25,000.00 are available for this project in the...
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