63-06 Agreement w/ Behnke Assoc. to Study Hogsback

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PLACED ON{lST READING& REFERRED TO THE CWB¥IÇßj¡ro¡l!!{SCi1@M¡1;Iimi:~E1',Ø1 '/.106. ORDINANCE 63-06 BY: Antonio, Butler, Deroro~ Dever, FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE 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 the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Behnke Associates, Incorporated (BAI) for professional services for the further study of pedestrian access to the Clevèland Metroparks via Hogsback Lane in an amount not to exceed $40,000. WHEREAS, Hogsback Lane Serves as a main access point into the Cleveiand Metroparks for approximately 2,700 Lakewood households residing in the adjacent neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, pedestrian access from the adjacent Lakewood neighborhoods into the Cleveland Metroparks via Hogsback Lane is hazardous due to inadequate pedestrian facilities and traffic controls; and WHEREAS, residents of the City of Lakewood would greatly benefit from further study of public improvements necessary to enable pedestrian access to the Cleveland Metroparks via Hogsback Lane; 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. 8089-06 providing that the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to be authorized and directed to execute and file an application for Transportation for Livable Communities financial assistance with NOACA and to provide all information and documentation required to become eligible for possible funding assistance while obligating the funds required to satisfactorily complete the proposed project and become eligible for reimbursement under the terms and conditions of the Transportation for Livable Communities fund; and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood has been awarded a grant by NOACA in the amount of $32,000 that requires a match of $8,000; and WHEREAS, Kamms Corner Development Corporation, the City of Cleveland, and Cleveland Metroparks Board have agreed to contribute a portion 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 date possible as Sèt 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 prèservation 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, or his designee, is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with Behnke Associates, Incorporated (BAI) for professional services for the further study of pedestrian access to the Cleveland Metroparks via Hogsback Lane in an amount not to exceed $40,000. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and reiating 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 hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the