Label
DPU070919LevisSquareImprovementsPhase2
Engineering Services
Steve Day (x2893)
Title
Authorizing the expenditure of $400,000 from the Capital Improvement Program Fund for the repair and/or reconstruction of Levis Square Park (Phase 2); authorizing the mayor to accept bids and award contracts necessary to complete said project(s); and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Levis Square Park was originally constructed in the early 1970’s and various elements of the park are in a state of disrepair. This ordinance authorizes expending $400,000 from the Engineering Services approved 2019 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget for the repair and/or reconstruction of Levis Square Park (Phase 2) including walks, planting beds, stairs, drainage structures and conduits, utility connections and other landscape and park elements that are past their useful design life and for professional design services as necessary for subsequent phases. This expenditure was originally appropriated with the passage of Ord. 42-19.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the sum of $400,000 is authorized for expenditure from the Capital Improvement Program Fund, Account Code 5040-35000-8CP1905LEVISS for the repair and/or reconstruction of Levis Square Park (Phase 2) and for professional design services to prepare plans and specifications for this work and subsequent phases.
SECTION 2. That the mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for the purposes specified in Section 1 upon such terms and conditions shall be approved by the Director of the Department of Public Utilities and the Director of Law.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Finance is authorized to draw warrant or warrants against the above account code in payment of the above authorized obligations in an amount not to exceed that authorized in Section 1 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 the same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for further reason that the ordinance must be immediately effective in order to allow the timely repair or reconstruction of Levis Square Park.
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