Columbus, Georgia

Agenda Item # _____



Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting



October 8, 2002



Agenda Report #



TO: Mayor and Councilors



SUBJECT: Temporary street closure for Riverside Office Building



INITIATED BY: Department of Engineering





Recommendation: Recommend approving the attached Resolution authorizing a

temporary street closing and rerouting of thru traffic to accommodate the

construction of Riverside Office Building and Parking Deck. Approve an

attached traffic Ordinance enacting an eight (8) hour parking time limit along

Front Avenue.



Background: The W.C. Bradley Company is developing a new Riverside Office

Building to be located along Bay Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street.

This project will realign Bay Avenue west around the new building site and

align again in front of the Columbus River Club. The first phase of this

project will construct a new parking garage between Bay Avenue and Front Avenue

south of 12th Street.



The project has a planned completion timeframe of March 2004. To accommodate

this construction, it will be necessary to close a portion of Bay Avenue and

12th Street plus reroute thru traffic along 11th Street and Front Avenue.

Access will be maintained during construction to the Columbus River Club. The

proposed closure is within these limits:



? Bay Avenue From 11th Street north to 12th Street.

? 12th Street From Bay Avenue east to Front Avenue.



Analysis: Since this is an 18 month closure, our practice is to request

Council?s approval to allow street closure during the project construction

period. To assist in offsetting some of the Bay Avenue on-street/off-street

parking losses, we proposed leasing 50 parking spaces along Front Avenue to the

Bradley Company during the construction period.



A parking ordinance is also included for the purpose of providing eight (8)

hour parking along the east and west curb of Front Avenue from 10th Street

north to 13th Street during the construction period. This ordinance will be

repealed when the project is completed to return to the existing four (4) hour

and twelve (12) hour time limits that are in place today.



Alternatives: The streets and parking time limits can remain the same; but,

would prevent this project from proceeding.



Financial Considerations: The City will have approximately $500 in traffic

signs for this project.



Legal Considerations: This action requires Council approval.



Recommendations/Actions: Approve the attached Resolution and Ordinance to

accommodate the proposed construction of the Riverside Office Building and

Parking Garage.







RESOLUTION

NO. _________



A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE BAY AVENUE

FROM 11TH STREET TO 12TH STREET AND 12TH STREET FROM BAY AVENUE TO FRONT AVENUE

TO THRU TRAFFIC AND REROUTE TRAFFIC TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE

RIVERSIDE OFFICE BUILDING AND PARKING GARAGE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ESTIMATED TO

BE EIGHTEEN MONTHS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO LEASE 50 PARKING SPACES ALONG THE

WEST CURB OF FRONT AVENUE BETWEEN 11TH STREET AND 13TH STREET TO THE W.C.

BRADLEY COMPANY.



WHEREAS, W.C. Bradley Company is developing a new Riverside Office Building to

be located along Bay Avenue between 11th Street and the Columbus River Club;

and,



WHEREAS, a new Parking Garage will be constructed between Bay Avenue and Front

Avenue south of 12th Street; and,



WHEREAS, this project proposes to realign Bay Avenue to the west around the new

office building and tie back into the existing alignment of Bay Avenue in front

of the Columbus River Club; and,



WHEREAS, Bay Avenue from 11th Street to 12th Street and 12th Street from Bay

Avenue to Front Avenue will be closed to thru traffic and be within the project

construction limits; and,



WHEREAS, this project will construct a new street alignment of Bay Avenue which

will be deeded to the City; and,



WHEREAS, the developer requests to lease 50 parking spaces along the west curb

of Front Avenue to offset loss of parking along Bay Avenue.





NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:



THAT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE BAY AVENUE

FROM 11TH STREET TO 12TH STREET AND 12TH STREET FROM BAY AVENUE TO FRONT AVENUE

TO THRU TRAFFIC AND REROUTE TRAFFIC TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE

RIVERSIDE OFFICE BUILDING AND PARKING GARAGE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ESTIMATED TO

BE EIGHTEEN MONTHS; THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO LEASE 50 PARKING SPACES ALONG THE

WEST CURB OF FRONT AVENUE BETWEEN 11TH STREET AND 13TH STREET TO THE W.C.

BRADLEY COMPANY.



Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia,

held the

_____ day of ____________ 2002, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative

vote of

members of said Council.

Councilor Allen voting __________.

Councilor Davis voting __________

Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Rodgers voting __________.

Councilor Smith voting __________.

Councilor Suber voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.



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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Bobby G. Peters, Mayor