Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the City of Gahanna for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road - Phase A project, to accept contributions from the City of Gahanna toward work performed as part of this project, and to, as necessary, provide a refund to the City of Gahanna after the project and final accounting is complete.
The scope of work for this project consists of improvements of approximately 1,600 feet of Morse Road on the southern half of Morse Road and the southeast quadrant of the Hamilton Road/Morse Road intersection. Those improvements include an addition of a right turn lane on NB Hamilton Road to Morse Road, curb and gutter, storm sewer, sidewalk, street lighting, traffic control devices and street trees. The project includes a signal warrant analysis at the intersection of Morse Road and Polo Club Villas.
The Director of the Department of Public Service shall enter into a contribution agreement with the City of Gahanna for this project. The ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into additional agreements with the City of Gahanna as needed to complete this project.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The Department of Public Service is requesting council to consider this ordinance as an emergency measure in order to allow for immediate execution of agreements to maintain project schedules.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The City of Gahanna has agreed to contribute up to $1,000,000.00 toward the completion of the aforementioned project.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the City of Gahanna for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road - Phase A project; to accept contributions from the City of Gahanna toward work performed as part of this project; to, as necessary, provide a refund to the City of Gahanna after the p...
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