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TDOT102423ODOTBROADWAYGRANT
Engineering and Construction Management
Timothy Grosjean (x1344)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into cooperative grant agreements with and accept financial assistance from the State of Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the Broadway Reconstruction Project; authorizing the deposit into and appropriation and expenditure of grant proceeds from the Capital Improvement Fund in an amount not to exceed $500,000; authorizing the mayor to accept bids and award contracts for said project; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Division of Engineering and Construction Management has been working closely with ODOT to secure grant funding for a safety project on Broadway. A maximum of $500,000 has been allocated by ODOT for this project. This funding will be added to the Broadway reconstruction project grant that was previously awarded and accepted through Ordinance 580-21. Matching funds will be provided through the Division of Engineering and Construction Management Matches and Planning budget for this project which is scheduled for construction in 2024.
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 Broadway Reconstruction PID #111306 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 Account Code 540G-35000-8GA2400STDSTD in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the Broadway Street Reconstruction PID #111306 project.
SECTION 3. That an amount not to exceed $500,000 is appropriated from the unappropriated grant proceeds of the Capital Improvement Fund into the Account Code listed in Section 2 for the project listed above; and authorizing expenditure of same.
SECTION 4. That the Mayor is authorized to prepare plans and specifications and to accept bids and award contracts 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 2 in an amount not to exceed $500,000 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 12, nays 0.
Passed: October 24, 2023, as an emergency measure: yeas 12, nays 0.
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Attest:
Gerald E. Dendinger Matt Cherry
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: October 24, 2023
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor