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DPS 2021 SBH Safety Grant $161,675
Streets, Bridges & Harbor
Jeremy Mikolajczyk (x1537)/Paul M. Rasmusson (x7868)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement with and accept a grant from the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT) in the amount not to exceed $161,675 for the purchase of guardrail; authorizing the deposit, appropriation and expenditure of expenditure of $161,675 in the Capital Improvement Fund for the purchase of guardrail; authorizing the mayor to accept bids and award contracts for said purchase; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo, Division of Streets, Bridges & Harbor has successfully applied and received funding assistance for the purchase of guardrail and guardrail attenuators for the protection of vehicles from striking the piers of existing railroad overpasses. Railroad bridges include those over Central Avenue, Detroit Avenue, Fearing Boulevard, and East Broadway. This funding assistance is in the form of a safety grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Municipal Bridge Funds. It is a 100% grant for the purchase of guardrail. There is no match requirement. The guardrail will be publicly bid, awarded, and purchased in ODOT Fiscal Year 2022. Guardrail will be installed by City of Toledo Bridge Crews.
The fiscal impact of this Ordinance is as follows:
- The amount of funds requested: none
- The expenditure budget line item: none
- New revenue generated (operational revenue, grants, if any): $161,675
- Revenue budget line item (if any): 540G-23100-8GA6957STDSTD
- Are funds budgeted in the current fiscal year (yes/no)?: no additional funds needed
- Is this a capital project (yes/no)? yes
- If yes, is it new or existing (new/existing)? new
- What section of the City’s Strategic Plan does this support:
o Excellence in Basic Services (yes/no) yes
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 the Mayor is authorized to enter into an Agreement with ODOT to accept and deposit an amount not to exceed $161,675 into the Capital Improvement Fund Account Code 540G-23100-8GA6957STDSTD for the purchase of guardrail, acknowledging the City’s continuing compliance with all applicable state and federal directives that pertain to it regarding joint bridge ownership within the municipality pursuant to terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Public Service and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That an amount not to exceed $161,675 is appropriated from the unappropriated grant proceeds in the Capital Improvement Fund to Account Code 540G-23100-8GA6957STDSTD; and that this $161,675 is authorized for expenditure for the purposes authorized in Section 1.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for the purchase of guardrail.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw warrant or warrants against the account code identified in Section 2 in amounts not to exceed $161,675 in payment of the obligations authorized above upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. 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 same is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to meet deadlines for bid, purchase, delivery and installation of guardrail.
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