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TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR GAHANNA INFRASTRUCTURE SRTS, PID NUMBER 88483; ALSO KNOWN AS THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PHASE I, IMPROVEMENT NO. ST 961 PROJECT; TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO ODOT FOR THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE PROJECT; TO SUPPLEMENTALLY APPROPRIATE $28,638; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, ORD-0116-2010 authorized Cooperative Agreement with ODOT for the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Phase I Project which adds infrastructure to assist students walking to school; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gahanna shall cooperate with the Director of Transportation in the above described project as follows: The City agrees to assume and bear one hundred percent (100%) of the entire cost of the improvement, less the amount of Federal-aid funds set aside by the Director of Transportation for the financing of this improvement from funds allocated by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and further, the City agrees to assume and bear one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of Preliminary Engineering and Right-of-way, excluding in-house preliminary engineering and Right-of-way charges incurred by the State. The share of the cost of the City is now estimated in the amount of four hundred sixty seven thousand eight hundred seventy one dollars ($467,871), but said estimated amount is to be adjusted in order that the LPA's ultimate share of said improvement shall correspond with said percentages of actual costs when said actual costs are determined; and
WHEREAS, SRTS Phase I Improvement ST 961 consists of city-wide pedestrian safety improvements, including 0.65 miles of non-motorized facility, curb and gutter, storm sewer, water line, driveway aprons, traffic signals, pavement markings and bicycle racks, lying with the City of Gahanna; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Transportation has approved said legislation proposing cooperation and has...
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