Sec. 748.201. - Annual road program.

(a) The Mayor shall annually submit a road program to the Council, which shall be an estimate of the construction requirements for the City streets and highways system for the ensuing five fiscal years, as follows: (1) A general description of each project and, if the project is to be accomplished in phases, a description of each phase. (2) The project's estimated cost, including costs already incurred and costs that will extend through and beyond the five-year period, further classified as: (i) Preliminary engineering and design costs. (ii) Right-of-way costs. (iii) Construction costs, including contract administration, inspection and engineering costs. There shall be included, as a part of the road construction requirements, each project included in the current road program that will be carried forward for continued construction or completion in future fiscal years, even if no further funds need be appropriated or made available therefor in future fiscal years. (b) Construction requirement estimates shall be prepared in a uniform format prescribed by the City Highway Engineer. The uniform format shall allow the following information to be displayed: (1) The description and general location of the proposed projects. (2) The priorities assigned by the various reviewing agencies, as hereinafter required. (3) The total estimated cost of the proposed projects, further displayed as follows: (i) Estimated disbursements and encumbrances of funds through September 30 of the current fiscal year, including all disbursements and encumbrances from the inception of the project. (ii) If necessary, the estimated cost of the ensuing five fiscal years, further displayed in five one-year increments. (iii) If necessary, the estimated cost beyond the five-year period, displayed in one sum. In estimating the amount of funds that will be available during the ensuing fiscal years for projects, including both new projects and projects being carried over, the Division shall obtain from the appropriate State agency an official forecast of the surplus gas tax funds that will be made available to the City during the ensuing fiscal years and shall use as the maximum amount of obligation authority that may be proposed for projects 90 percent of the surplus gas tax funds forecast to be received in each of the ensuing fiscal years without consideration of interest earned thereon and credited to the City's account in the State Treasury, plus the total estimated funds to be carried over from the current fiscal year including the interest earned and credited to the City's account in the State Treasury. (c) Project estimates shall be reviewed by the City Highway Engineer and the proposed road program shall be coordinated by the Division. Priorities will be assigned to the various projects as provided in Section 748.202 . The City Highway Engineer shall transmit the proposed road program to the Mayor not later than July 1 for submission to the Council. (Ord. 78-329-131, § 1; Ord. 78-744-361, § 3; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1) Note— Former § 620.201.