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Agenda Item #3

Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting

2/20/2007


To
Mayor and Council
Subject
Certificate of Ownership and Agreement for Re-stripping Enhancement Project
Initiator
Felton G. Grant, Right of Way Acquisition Coordinator
Recommendation
Approval is requested to execute a Certificate of Ownership and Agreement \n \n document with the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT).
Approval
Approved
Background
The DOT has agreed to provide an Enhancement Project to re-stripe certain

selected of roads in Muscogee County (attached).
Analysis
The DOT has requested the City sign the above referenced Agreement. The DOT

has to receive the document before they put it out for bid.
Financial Considerations
There is no funding required by the City. The City agrees to provide for

proper maintenance after completion of the project,, as it does for all

projects.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement
Legal Considerations
The City Attorney disagrees with the indemnification paragraph, but understands

that the DOT will not change the paragraph; therefore, to participate in this

program, the City has to accept it as does every government entity, state

-wide.
Recommendations/ Actions
Approve the resolution authorizing the execution of the Certificate of

ownership and Agreement and subsequent agreements necessary to implement this

project.