City of Columbus - File #: 2687-2019

• File #: 2687-2019
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/8/2019
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 11/4/2019
• Final action: 11/7/2019
• Title: To amend the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds between projects within the Sanitary Sewer General Obligation Bond Fund; to authorize the City Attorney's Office to contract for professional services to acquire right-of-way needed for the UIRF-Agler Road Sidewalks project; to authorize the City Attorney's Office to negotiate with property owners to acquire the additional rights-of-way necessary to complete this project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $25,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewer General Obligation Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/7/2019	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/6/2019	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/4/2019	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/4/2019	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The following 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 UIRF-Agler Road Sidewalks project.

The City of Columbus is engaged in the UIRF-Agler Road Sidewalks project. This project is funded by the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund (UIRF). UIRF projects are developed as the result of a partnership between City staff in multiple departments and community stakeholders in central city urban areas. This project consists of new sidewalk on Agler Road from Cassady Avenue to Citygate Drive/Corban Commons Drive, and on Gatewood Road from Agler Road to the existing sidewalk approximately 80 feet north of Agler Road. Utility improvements will also be performed as part of this project.

Ordinance 0360-2019 established a hire & acquire fund to be used by the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to acquire right-of-way needed for the UIRF-Agler Road Sidewalks project. The cost to acquire the right-of-way needed to complete the project was estimated at $25,000.00. In the ordinance it was stated that if the cost to acquire the needed right-of-way should exceed this estimate, additional legislation would be submitted to Council requesting the needed funding. Due to the joint nature of the project the Department of Public Utilities supplied the funding for the right-of-way hire & acquire portion of the project.

This legislation will add additional hire & acquire funding that will be used by the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to complete acquisition of right-of-way needed for the UIRF-Agler Road Sidewalks project. The additional cost to acquire the right-of-way needed to complete the project is estimated at $25,000.00. If the cost to acquire the needed right-of-way should exceed this estimate, additional legislation will be submitted to Council requesting the n...