Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Wilson Road Shared Use Path - Broad Street to Sullivant Avenue project and to accept reimbursement from the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for eligible design and construction costs associated with the completion of the aforementioned project.
Planned improvements include the construction of a shared use path (SUP) on the west side of Wilson Road from Sullivant Avenue to Broad Street, located in the Hilltop Area (Community Planning Area 15). The project includes modifying the existing bridge and the alignment of the roadway to accommodate the path addition. Improvements include widening the road north of Fremont Street to accommodate a southbound left turn lane and placing a raised grassed median opposite the new turn lane, between Fremont and Wilson Park Way, to support a path crossing at Freemont Street.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The Franklin County Engineer’s Office has agreed to reimburse the Department of Public Service up to $2,000,000.00 for design and construction costs incurred relative to the completion of the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Wilson Road Shared Use Path - Broad Street to Sullivant Avenue project.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency action to allow for immediate execution of agreements with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office so as to prevent unnecessary delays in the payment of eligible reimbursable design and construction costs.
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To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with Franklin County for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Wilson Road Shared Use Path - Broad Street to Sullivant Avenue project; to accept reimbursement from the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for this project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service is engaged in the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Wilson Road Shared Use Path - Broad Street to Sullivant Avenue project; and
WHEREAS, the scope of improvements for this project includes the construction of a shared use path (SUP) on the west side of Wilson Road from Sullivant Avenue to Broad Street, located in the Hilltop Area (Community Planning Area 15); and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Wilson Road Shared Use Path - Broad Street to Sullivant Avenue project and to accept reimbursement from the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for eligible design and construction costs incurred by the Department of Public Service during the completion of this project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into agreements with and accept reimbursement from the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for the aforementioned project so as to prevent unnecessary delays in DPS’ Capital Improvement Program, thereby preserving the public health, peace, safety, and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be and hereby is authorized to enter into agreements with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Wilson Road Shared Use Path - Broad Street to Sullivant Avenue project and to accept reimbursement from the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for eligible reimbursable design and construction costs.
SECTION 2. 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 3. 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 4. 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 5. 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.