Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This 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 the Pedestrian Safety Improvements-Waggoner Road Shared Use Path project.
The Department of Public Service is currently engaged in the Pedestrian Safety Improvements-Waggoner Road Shared Use Path project, which encompasses constructing a shared use path, including curb ramps, on the east side of Waggoner Road from Broad Street to Chapel Stone Road, located in the Far East Community Planning Area. The Department of Public Service is currently finalizing construction plans and is prepared to authorize right of way acquisition pending passage of this legislation.
Ordinance 1379-2016, passed June 6, 2016, authorized initial acquisition funding for this project, in the amount of $225,000.00. The initial acquisition legislation authorized the City Attorney to contract for professional services and to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to real property necessary to the project, with the understanding that more funding may be required in the future.
It is now necessary that the City Attorney's Office expend an additional $125,000.00 in order to pay for costs relative to the acquisition of right of way necessary to the Pedestrian Safety Improvements-Waggoner Road Shared Use Path project.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $125,000.00 are available for this project in the Streets and Highways Bond Fund within the Department of Public Service 2016 Capital Improvement Budget.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to provide necessary right-of-way acquisition funding and prevent unnecessary delays in the Department of Public Service’s Capital Improvement Program.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition ...
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