Label
TDOT021125ODOTFRONTMAINGRANT
Engineering and Construction Management
Timothy Grosjean (x1344)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a cooperative grant agreement with and accept financial assistance from the State of Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for a design and construction for a Reconnecting Communities project; authorizing the acceptance, deposit, appropriation and expenditure of grant proceeds into the Capital Improvement Project Fund in an amount not to exceed $28,497,650; authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary documentation for the grant; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts related to the design and construction of the project; and declaring an emergency.
Body
The Division of Engineering and Construction Management has been working with ODOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to secure grant funding for a Reconnecting Communities Project. Grant dollars for a maximum of $28,497,649.73 have been allocated for a project on Front Street from Oak Street to I-280 and on Main Street from the MLK bridge to Nevada Street to improve both corridors and allow easier access to the Glass City Metropark. Matching funds are not required, but any cost overruns would be provided through the Division of Engineering and Construction Management Matches and Planning budget. This project is scheduled for design in 2025 and construction in 2027.
Passage of this Ordinance is required to enable the City of Toledo to accept outside funding for this project and have it in place to help pay for these expenditures.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into and execute cooperative agreements with and accept financial assistance from the State of Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the Reconnecting Communities - Front and Main project upon such terms and conditions as shall be approved by the Director of Transportation and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to accept and deposit grant proceeds from ODOT into the Capital Improvement Fund in an amount not to exceed $28,497,650 into Account Code 540G-35000-8GA7418STDSTD for the Reconnecting Communities - Front and Main, PID #121938 project.
SECTION 3. That an amount not to exceed $28,497,650 is appropriated from the grant proceeds of the Capital Improvement Project Fund into Account Code 540G-35000-8GA7418STDSTD for the project listed above; and authorizing expenditure of same.
SECTION 4. That the Mayor is authorized to prepare plans and specifications and to enter into contracts after accepting bids in an amount not to exceed $28,497,650 for the project including such items as labor, materials, construction testing, professional services, property appraisals, title work, negotiations, acquisition, and environmental contamination studies that are necessary to acquire additional rights-of-way. Contracts shall contain such terms and conditions as the Mayor may deem requisite and proper and shall be subject to approval by the Director of Transportation and the Director of Law.
SECTION 5. That the Finance Director is authorized to issue their warrant or warrants against the Account Code identified in Section 3 in an amount not to exceed $28,497,650 in payment of the obligations incurred pursuant to the contracts authorized in Section 4 upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 6. 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 this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to facilitate the planning and construction of this project.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 10, nays 0.
Passed: February 25, 2025, as an emergency measure: yeas 10, nays 0.
Attest:
Paula R. Howell Carrie Hartman
Deputy Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: February 25, 2025
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor