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Councilwoman Morris
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into certain agreements to conduct and oversee a Toledo-Detroit/Ann Arbor Tier I EIS Phase 2A Study; authorizing expenditure of $300,000 in the General Fund for a Toledo-Detroit/Ann Arbor Tier I EIS Phase 2A Study; waiving the taking of competitive proposals; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
City Council is interested in conducting a Toledo-Detroit/Ann Arbor Tier I EIS Phase 2A Study as per the attached “Scope of Work” dated March 2020, which indicates that the study’s total cost is $300,000. This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $300,000 from the City Council general fund budget. This Ordinance would also authorize the Mayor to enter into agreements with Transportation Economics & Management Systems Inc. to undertake the study and with Commissioner of the Division of Transportation to oversee the study. Finally, this Ordinance would waive the taking of competitive proposals.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into any necessary agreement with Transportation Economics & Management Systems Inc. for the purpose of undertaking a Toledo-Detroit/Ann Arbor Tier I EIS Phase 2A Study as per the attached “Scope of Work” dated March 2020 and subject to the terms and conditions deemed proper and requisite according to the Director of Law, not to exceed 300,000.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $300,000 is authorized from the General Fund Account Code 1001-10100-1112001STDSTD for the Toledo-Detroit/Ann Arbor Tier I EIS Phase 2A Study.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Finance is authorized to issue warrant or warrants against the above account code in an amount not to exceed $300,000 in payment of all obligations authorized upon presentation of properly approved documentation.
SECTION 4. That the provisions of Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 187 regarding competitive proposals are hereby waived for purposes of entering the agreements authorized herein.
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 same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that same must be immediately effective in order to undertake a Toledo-Columbus Corridor Route Assessment Concept Study.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 12, nays 0.
Passed: March 29, 2022, as an emergency measure: yeas 12, nays 0.
Attest:
Gerald E. Dendinger Matt Cherry
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: March 30, 2022
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor