Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the City Attorney's Office to hire professional services and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Intersection Improvements - Dublin-Granville Rd at Ulry Road project.
The Department of Public Service is engaged in the Intersection Improvements - Dublin-Granville Rd at Ulry Road project. The project will widen Dublin-Granville Road at Ulry Road for turn lanes, traffic signal improvements, a shared use path on the south side, a sidewalk on a portion of the north side, and drainage improvements. The cost to acquire the right-of-way needed to complete the project is estimated at $350,000.00. If the cost to acquire the needed right-of-way should exceed this estimate, additional legislation will be submitted to Council requesting the needed funding.
The Department of Public Service is currently finalizing construction plans and is prepared to authorize right-of-way acquisition pending passage of this funding legislation.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amounts of $350,000.00 are budgeted and available for this project in Fund 4421, the Rocky Fork Blacklick TIF Fund. It is necessary to appropriate these funds, transfer them to Fund 7421 (Rocky Fork TIF Capital Fund) and appropriate the funds in Fund 7421 so they can be expended.
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 to ensure the safety of the traveling public.
Title
To appropriate funds within the Rocky Fork Blacklick TIF Fund and the Rocky Fork TIF Capital Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash between these two funds; to authorize the City Attorney's Office to acquire the property needed for the Intersection Improvements - Dublin-Granville Rd at Ulry Road project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $350,000...
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