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Councilman Riley
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Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $300,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the 2018 city-wide Bridges and Levees Program; authorizing the Mayor and the Commissioner of Purchases & Supplies to enter into agreements and contracts for equipment and materials for bridge projects and levee projects citywide; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Division of Streets, Bridges & Harbor includes in its annual CIP funding request a line item for city-wide bridge and levee restoration projects. Projects include restoration of city-owned bridge structures, guardrail replacement, bridge sidewalk replacement, bridge painting, levee restoration, and retaining wall restoration. It is imperative that the 2018 city-wide Bridges and Levee Program be authorized immediately as there are strict deadlines for levee restoration work this year.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the sum of $300,000, be appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the Capital Improvement Fund to Account Code 5040-23100-8CP18ABRIDLEV, city-wide Bridges and Levees Program; and be authorized for expenditure for the purposes set forth herein.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor and the Commissioner of Purchases & Supplies are authorized to accept bids and award contracts for equipment and materials that are deemed necessary by the Commissioner of the Division of Streets, Bridges & Harbor upon a proper requisition from the account code detailed within.
SECTION 3. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw warrant or warrants against the account code listed above in amounts not to exceed those identified in payment of the obligations authorized above upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that same is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to meet FEMA deadlines for levee restoration.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____
Passed: _______________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council _____________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council