Agenda Item # 3
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
03/26/2013
Agenda Report # 47
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: TIA Project Agreement - Columbus River Walk
INITIATED BY: Planning Department
Recommendation: Approve the resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter
into an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation to receive
Transportation Investment Act funds for the completion of the Columbus River
Walk.
Background: On July 31, 2012 voters in the River Valley special
district, of which Columbus is a part, approved a regional transportation
special local option sales tax (TSPLOST). Known as the Transportation
Investment Act of 2010, this legislation authorized the funding of designated
transportation projects as determined by a regional roundtable committee of
local elected officials from the region and approved by its citizens.
Analysis: Eight TSPLOST projects were approved for Columbus, which included
the completion of the Columbus River Walk at City Mills and at the North
Highland/Bibb Mills areas.
Financial Considerations: TSPLOST will fund 100 percent of the cost of this
$10,000,000 project. This will include the engineering, environmental, right
of way, and construction costs.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: Costs to maintain the two new
sections to be constructed will be factored into the annual River Walk
maintenance budget.
Legal Considerations: The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the contract
with the Georgia Department of Transportation for these funds.
Recommendations/ Actions: Approve the resolution authorizing the City Manager
to enter into an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation to
receive Transportation Investment Act funds for the completion of the Columbus
River Walk.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO RECEIVE TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL PURPOSE
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FUNDS FOR THE COLUMBUS RIVER WALK PROJECT.
WHEREAS, on July 31, 2012, the citizens of the River Valley Special
District under the Transportation Investment Act (TIA) of 2010, approved by
referendum a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) to
fund transportation needs in the sixteen county region, which includes
Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, eight transportation projects were approved, including $10,000,000 for
the completion of the Columbus River Walk at the City Mills and North
Highland/Bibb Mills sites; and,
WHEREAS, funding for these projects will be 100 percent from the collection of
these TSPLOST funds and will not require a local match for the city;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contractual
agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation to receive funds in the
amount of $10,000,000 for the activities associated with the completion of the
Columbus River Walk at the City Mills and North Highland/Bibb Mills sites. No
local match shall be required to receive these funds.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the _________ day of _____________ 2013, and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of
_____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor
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