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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 10/2/06. Ordinance No. 62-06 BY: Antonio~ Butler, Demro~ Dever~ FitzGerald, Madigan, See lie. AN ORDIDNANCE to take effect immediately provided it received the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members elected to Council otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing and directing the Mayor, or his designee to enter into an agreement with City Architecture Incorporated for professionai services relating to a Detroit Avenue Streetscape Study with a specific emphasis on the Downtown area not to exceed $93,750. WHEREAS, numerous development projects are occurring along Detroit Avenue, and; WHEREAS, Detroit Avenue is scheduled for improvements, and; WHEREAS, that section of Detroit Avenue between Arthur and Bunts has been identified as the City of Lakewood's Downtown District, and; WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood's Downtown District has been accepted by Downtown Ohio, Inc. as one of 34 participants statewide into the Main Street Program, and; WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood would greatly benefit from further study of strategies to improve the pedestrian access and aesthetics of the Detroit Avenue streetscape; and WHEREAS, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) administers financial assistance provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, and; WHEREAS this Council previously approved Resolution No. 8078-06 authorizing an application for Transportation for Livable Communities financial assistance with NOACA and to obligate the funds required to satisfactorily complete the proposed project and become eligible for reimbursement under the terms and conditions of the Transportation for Livabie Communities fund; and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood has been awarded a grant by NOACA in the amount of $75,000 that requires a match of $18,750; and [ WHEREAS, Lakewood Community Progress, Incorporated (LCPI) has agreed to contribute one-half of the City's required matching funds to this project; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this Ordinance is an emergency measure, and that this Ordinance shall take effect at the earliest datè possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTIONS 10. and 13 of the SECOND AMMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments, thereby stabilizing the community and improving the quality of life within the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Mayor is his designee is herebý authorized to enter into an agreement with City Architecture Incorporated for professional services relating to the Downtown District Streetscape Project not to exceed $93,750. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 3. That this Ordinance Is her€by declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) of its members elected to Council, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately Upon its