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TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH SHELLY & SANDS, INC., FOR LANDSCAPE MEDIAN WORK FOR THE HAMILTON ROAD NORTH IMPROVEMENT, IMP. NO. 784; TO SUPPLEMENTALLY APPROPRIATE $436,000; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, Planning Commission reviewed the design of the median on this project and approved a landscaping plan which included decorative grasses, shrubs, trees and rock features; and
WHEREAS, Council also reviewed the landscape plan and adopted it on July 5, 2005 by ORD-0119-2005; and
WHEREAS, it is preferable and a cost savings to install the irrigation and electrical conduits during construction; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative to move forward with this work in a timely fashion to keep the project on schedule, all for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into contract with SHELLY & SANDS, INC., 1515 Harmon Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43223, for Hamilton Road North landscape median work, in accordance with City specifications.
Section 2. That funding in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ($436,000) is hereby supplementally appropriated form the unencumbered, unappropriated balance of the General Fund to Account No. 101.145.5541, Capital Projects, Streets, to cover the herein costs.
Section 3. That ORD-0001-2006, passed January 2, 2006, is hereby amended to reflect this supplemental appropriation.
Section 4. That, for the reasons set forth in the preamble hereinabove, this ordinance is declared emergency legislation and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage by this Council and on date of signature approval by the Mayor.