Label
DPU061620GLADSTONEEMERGENCYREPAIR
Engineering Services
Christy Soncrant (x2851)
(Revised)
Title
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an amount not to exceed $250,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Sewer Replacement Fund for the emergency replacement of the sanitary sewer on Gladstone Avenue; authorizing the mayor to prepare plans and specifications, acquire rights-of-way and easements as appropriate, accept bids and enter into contracts; and declaring an emergency.
Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This ordinance funds the construction of a sewer replacement on Gladstone Avenue. The existing 24-inch sewer is over 100 years old, has had two repairs made in the past few years and is now “oblong” instead of “round” due to its deteriorating condition. Sufficient funds are available within the Sewer Replacement Fund to pay for this replacement.
The fiscal impact of this ordinance is as follows:
- The amount of funds requested: $250,000
- The expenditure budget line item: 6073-35000-4UC1420STDSTD
- New revenue generated (operational revenue, grants, if any): none
- Revenue budget line item (if any): none
- Are funds budgeted in the current fiscal year (yes/no)?: yes
- Is this a capital project (yes/no)? yes
- If yes, is it new or existing (new/existing)? existing
- What section of the City’s Strategic Plan does this support:
o Excellence in Basic Services (yes/no) no
o Quality Community Investment (Livable City, Development) (yes/no) yes
o Workplace Culture & Customer Service (yes/no) no
o Environment (yes/no) no
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That an amount not to exceed $250,000 is appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the Sewer Replacement Fund into Account Code 6073-35000-4UC1420STDSTD for the Gladstone Avenue Sewer Replacement Project; and the expenditure of the same is authorized.
SECTION 2. That the mayor is authorized to prepare plans and specifications, accept bids, and enter into contracts for said projects including such items as labor, materials, real estate incidentals, testing, purchase of rights-of-way and easements, and professional services necessary to undertake said projects. 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 Law and the Director of Public Utilities.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Finance is authorized to issue his warrant or warrants against the account code listed in Section 1 in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in payment of the above authorized obligations upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 4. That the disappropriation of any remaining budget to fund balance is authorized at project closeout.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force 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 permit the earliest possible construction of the Gladstone Avenue Sewer Replacement Project.
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