7562-01 Request Rehab of Lakewood Hts. Blvd.

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RESOLUTION NO. 7562-01 PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 5/7/01. PLACED ON 2ND READING 5/21/01. BY: Corrigan, FitzGerald, George, Seelie, Skindell, Smith. Roth, A RESOLUTION requesting the Cuyahoga County Engineer to proceed with the rehabilitation of Lakewood Heights Boulevard (CR-297) from Woodward Avenue to Berea Road and Lakewood Heights Boulevard Bridges No. 209 and 210 over the Cleveland Rapid Transit resolving to pay for the increase in cost associated with the reconstruction of the pavement within the Waterbury/Bramley/Lakewood Heights intersection. WHEREAS, the proposed improvement of Lakewood Heights Boulevard is being financed by the Federal Government and Cuyahoga County; and WHEREAS, the Agreement between the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners and the City of Lakewood states in Section H-l: "That if the COUNTY is formally requested by the MUNICIPALITY through MuniciPal Resolution to include the .construction of sanitary sewers, waterlines, area sewers (drainage of area surrounding the improvement), alternate bid items, or other items in the improvement that are in addition to those now existing and not provided for elsewhere in this agreement, the COUNTY will do so, provided that this construction meets with the approval of the COUNTY and the MUNICIPALITY involved in this improvement; and that the MUNICIPALITY agrees to pay, or make arrangements for the payment of, the cost of said additional construction and the cost of preliminary and design engineering, but excluding conslraction supervision of said additional work"; and WHEREAS, by. this resolution, the Cuyahoga County Engineer is formally requested to reconstruct the pavement within the Waterbury/Bramley/Lakewood Heights Boulevard intersection. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1: That the Cuyahoga County Engineer is hereby requested to include the reconstruction of the pavement within the Waterbury, Bramley/Lakewood Heights Boulevard intersection. Section 2: The City of Lakewood agrees to assume the cost of any increase in expenses incurred by the Cuyahoga County Engineer for the reconstruction of the above-described intersection. Section 3: That this resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety. Such necessity exists by reason of the fact that in order for plans for the improvement of Lakewood Heights Boulevard to be approved and said project bid, the reconstruction of the above-described intersection must be included in the project. Section 4: That the Mayor of the City of Lakewood is hereby empowered and directed on behalf of the MUNICIPALITY to enter into an agreement with the COUNTY necessary to complete the planning and construction of this improvement. Section 5: It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution 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 pubic in compliance with all legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. Section 6: That this Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. Adopted: ~ Approved: