Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance seeks authorization for the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into a Design Guaranteed Maximum Reimbursement Agreement with The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) for up to $985,000.00 for professional services associated with the Poindexter Village Roadways Phase 2 project.
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) is undertaking a $250 million, multi-phase redevelopment of the Poindexter Village. The area is bounded by Mt. Vernon Avenue to the north, Ohio Avenue to the west, Long Street to the south, and Hughes Street to the east. As a result, CMHA has undertaken the Poindexter Village Infrastructure Master Plan that has identified $16.4 million in public infrastructure improvements necessary to support the redevelopment of the Poindexter Village area.
In June 2014, CMHA received a $30 million Choice Neighborhood Implementation (CNI) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to begin redevelopment of the Poindexter Village Area. In support of CMHA’s redevelopment of the Poindexter Village area, the Department of Development anticipates submitting funding requests to City Council totaling $16.4 million for the design and construction of public infrastructure improvements. The city plans to make these improvements in coordination with CMHA’s private site development.
The Poindexter Village Roadways Phase 2 project consists of four street reconstructions, three alley reconstructions, a new street, and the extension of two existing roadways. Improvements will include storm sewer, water main, sidewalks, shared use path, street lighting, and street trees. N. Ohio Avenue and N. Champion Avenue will be reconstructed between Long Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue. Mt. Vernon Avenue will include replacement of the curb and sidewalk on the south side between N. Ohio Avenue and N. Champion Avenue. Hawthorne Avenue and Phale D Hale Drive will be reconstructed bet...
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