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HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-1215-96 DEFEATED/116th St ProjectORDINANCE NO. D-1215-96
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA,
ENTITLED "116TH STREET PROJECT MODIFICATION"
WHEREAS, on or about March 11, 1991, the 116th Street Committee presented to the
Common Council of the City of Cannel a report C'Report") which recommended, among other
things, that 116th Street from Keystone Avenue to the eastern city its of Carreel, Indiana
C' 116th Street") be widened to three (3) lanes; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the'City of Cannel C'Council") appropriated funds
sufficient to widen 116th Street consistent with the Keport; and
WHEREAS, on or about January 4, 1995, the Board of public Works and Safety ("the
Board") contracted with the State of Indiana as administrator of federal funds allocated to the
widening of 116th Street C'Project"); and
WHEREAS, the approved design standards for the Project comemplated forty-three (43)
feet from back of curb to back of curb, allowing forty (40) feet of asphalt paving; and
WHEREAS, subject to Indiana Department of Transportation ("INDOT") approval, forty
feet of asphalt paving is sufficiem to accommodate more than three (3) lanes; and
WHEREAS, IC 36-1-3-4 grams to municipalities all powers necessary or desirable in the
conduct of its affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Council has received information which indicates that the Project as
originally contemplated will adversely affect the public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the public that 116th Street be marked with four
(4) rather than three (3) lanes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Cannel
as follows:
Based on the foregoing premises, the Department of Community Services C'Department")
and the Board are hereby directed to take all appropriate action to ensure that the Project be
modified to include four (4) traffic lanes without jeopardizing the Project's federal funding and
subject to approval by INDOT. To the extent that the Department and the Board believe that any
such action will jeopardize the Project' s federal funding, the Department and the Board shall
report to the Common Council for further direction.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common council of the City of Cannel, Indiana, this
day of ,1996.
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
James G. Miller, President,
Common Council, City of Carreel
ATTEST:
Diana Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer
Presented to the Mayor of the City of Cannel this
day of ,1996.
James Brainard, Mayor,
City of Carreel, Indiana
ATTEST:
Diana Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer