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DPS 2020 SBH MLK BRIDGE $341,000
Streets, Bridges & Harbor
Jeremy Mikolajczyk (x1537), Paul M. Rasmusson (x7868)
(Revised)
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Authorizing the disappropriation, appropriation, and expenditure of $341,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund; authorizing the mayor to take bids and enter into contracts for Improvements to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Bridge is an historical Scherzer Rolling Lift Bascule Bridge and a valuable asset to the City of Toledo. As with any asset with moving mechanical parts, it should be expected that there will be annual maintenance costs associated with that asset. Current needs include the upgrade of the drainage system on the bridge. The Maumee River level is higher than in past years and tends to overflow into the base of the MLK Bridge frequently. When it does, the pumping system cannot keep up. Electrical equipment has been submerged and needed to be replaced. In order to prevent this from happening in the future, this project will upgrade the drainage system on both sides of the bridge, as well as repair and fortify pier concrete as needed. The funding is coming from the remaining Capital Improvement Fund that was originally designated for salt storage for the Division of Streets, Bridges & Harbor. The Division of Streets, Bridges & Harbor has secured a lease with ARMS Dock and has purchased a salt stacker for salt storage purposes. The remaining amount will be appropriated for the purpose of needed repairs to the MLK Bridge in order to protect it from flooding and from damage from flooding.
The fiscal impact of this Ordinance is as follows:
- The amount of funds requested: $341,000 re-appropriated. No new funds.
- The expenditure budget line item: 5040-23100-8CP2046MLKBRG
- New revenue generated (operational revenue, grants, if any): none
- Revenue budget line item (if any): none
- Are funds budgeted in the current f...
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