8881-16 Agreement w/Cleve to Resurface Lakewood Heights Blvd.

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RESOLUTION NO. 8881 -16 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Litten, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary, I'Malley. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of Cleveland for the resurfacing of Lakewood Heights Boulevard from Chesterland Avenue to Alger Avenue in the Cities of Lakewood and Cleveland with the assistance of the Ohio Department of Transportation. WHEREAS, Lakewood Heights Boulevard is located with the Cities of Lakewood and Cleveland; and WHEREAS, Lakewood will be the lead on the resurfacing project and will enter into all necessary agreements with the Ohio Department of Transportation and necessary contractors for the performance of the work as well as oversee the project; and WHEREAS, the cost of the project to be shared by Lakewood and Cleveland is now estimated in the amount of $394,070.00, with Lakewood to pay 43% of the final cost and Cleveland to pay 57% of the final cost; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five members thereof determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended 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 and for the scheduling of street improvement projects; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, attached as Exhibit "A," with Cleveland providing for the cooperation in the resurfacing of Lakewood Heights Boulevard with the assistance of the Ohio Department of Transportation. Section 2. 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 deliberation of the 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. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this resolution, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, this resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor, or otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law.