Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute agreements with and to reimburse the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for work performed at the behest of the City during a County-led resurfacing project.
The Franklin County Engineer’s Office previously agreed to resurface the section of Lockbourne Road south of SR317, which lies within Columbus corporate limits, along with its annual resurfacing program. This legislation authorizes the execution of a reimbursement agreement, and any other such agreements as may be necessary, between the Department of Public Service and the Franklin County Engineer’s Office and the encumbrance and expenditure of up to $100,000.00 so as to allow Public Service to recompense the County for costs it incurred during the prosecution of that work.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $100,000.00 is available within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund within the Department of Public Service to support this project. An amendment to the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget is necessary for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned expenditure.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow the Department of Public Service to satisfy the obligation owed to the Franklin County Engineer’s Office as soon as reasonably practicable.
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To amend the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office relative to work performed on Lockbourne Road at the behest of the City; to authorize the expenditure of up to $100,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Engineer’s Office is engaged in its annual resurfacing project; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Engineer’s Office previously agreed to resurface the portion of Lockbourne Road south of SR317, which lies within Columbus corporate limits, as part of that effort at the behest of the Department of Public Service; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute agreements with and to reimburse the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for costs incurred during the completion of the aforementioned work; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditures; 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 encumbrance and expenditure of requisite construction funding so as to allow the Department of Public Service to satisfy the obligation owed to the Franklin County Engineer’s Office as soon as reasonably practicable, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget authorized by Ordinance 1326-2019 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
7704 / P530282-100124 / Resurfacing - In House Design Project Design and Management Software (Voted Carryover) / $103,280.00 / ($100,000.00) / $3,280.00
7704 / P530282-100132 / Resurfacing - Lockbourne Road (Voted Carryover) / $0.00 / $100,000.00 / $100,000.00
SECTION 2. That the Director of Public Service be and hereby is authorized to enter into agreements with, and make payment to, the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for costs incurred relative to the resurfacing of Lockbourne Road south of SR317.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), Dept-Div 59-12 (Division of Design and Construction), Project P530282-100132 (Resurfacing - Lockbourne Road), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay), per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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.