Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to provide final funding to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) so ODOT can close out its FRA-317-0.34, PID 79315 construction project.
Ordinance 0811-2013 authorized the Director of Public Service to provide funds to ODOT for FRA-317-0.34, PID 79315, which was the rehabilitation of parts of SR 317 from Columbus corp. limit at the east end of the bridge over Big Walnut Creek to the Groveport corp. limit lying within the City of Columbus. Public Service provided the funds before the opening of the bids.
Ordinance 1493-2013 authorized the Director of Public Service to provide additional funds to ODOT after the opening of the bids because the bids came in higher than expected.
This ordinance authorized the Director of Public Service to provide final funding to ODOT now that the project is complete.
Original deposit $55,990.00
Additional deposit $ 6,098.00
Final deposit $ 9,442.23
Total cost $71,530.23
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $9,442.23 are available for this project in the Streets and Highways G.O. Bond Fund within the Department of Public Service.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency designation in order to reimburse ODOT in a timely manner.
Title
To amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash and appropriation between projects within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to provide final funding to the Ohio Department of Transportation for FRA-317-0.34, PID 79315 construction project; to authorize the expenditure of $9,442.23 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($9,442.23)
Body
WHEREAS, the city has partnered with the Ohio Department of Transportation in order to construct improvements on SR 317 over Big Walnut Creek (FRA-317-0.34, PID 79315); and
WHEREAS, the project is complete and the city owes ODOT additional funds to close out the project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, in that it is necessary to reimburse ODOT in a timely manner, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget authorized by ordinance 0557-2015 be and is hereby amended to provide sufficient budget authority for the appropriate projects authorized within this ordinance as follows:
Fund / Project / Project Name / Current / Change / Amended
704 / 530282-100051 Resurfacing - Resurfacing Projects (voted carryover) / $43,398 / ($9,220) / $34,178
704 / 530282-100070 Resurfacing - Urban Paving - SR 317 - London Groveport Rd (voted carryover) / $223 / $9,220 / $9,443
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized to transfer cash and appropriation within the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund, No. 704, as follows:
Transfer from:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
704 / 704 / 530282-100051 Resurfacing - Resurfacing Projects / 06-6600 / 748251 / $9,220.00
Transfer to:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
704/ 530282-100070 / Resurfacing - Urban Paving - SR317 - London-Groveport Road / 06-6600 / 728270 / $9,220.00
SECTION 3. That the Director of Public Service is authorized to make final payment to the Ohio Department of Transportation in the amount of $9,442.23 in order to close out ODOT's FRA-317-0.34, PID 79315 project.
SECTION 4. That for the purpose making final payment ODOT for this project, the sum of $9,442.23 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund, No. 704 as follows:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
704 / 530282-100070 // Resurfacing - Urban Paving - SR317 - London-Groveport Road / 06-6631 / 728270 / $9,442.23
SECTION 5. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 6. 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 7. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a 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.
SECTION 8. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the mayor, or ten days after passage if the mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.