Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to acquire approximately 4 acres of vacant land to be lot split from Franklin County Parcel 010-066929, located at the northwest corner of Sullivant Avenue and Townsend Avenue, Columbus, as a future site for Police Substation 19. The City’s current Precinct 19 substation, located at 2070 Sullivant Avenue, is approximately 57 years old and no longer meets the operational needs of the Division of Police. The present site is too small to allow for expansion of the building and cannot accommodate an adequate number of parking spaces to meet operational needs.
The City explored numerous properties in this service area over the past several years in an attempt to find a suitable replacement site but none proved to be viable. A suitable site has now been identified. Located on Sullivant Avenue at the Townsend Avenue intersection, the site is comprised of approximately four (4) acres of land and will accommodate construction of a modern precinct building with adequate parking to serve the operational needs of the Division of Police and to better serve the residents of the Hilltop area.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to execute those documents necessary to purchase that real property from the State of Ohio and to expend up to $390,000.00 for all costs associated with the acquisition of the property. All due diligence activities including surveys, appraisals, environmental site assessments and geotechnical soil testing have been completed.
Fiscal Impact: The Department of Finance and Management and Department of Public Safety has determined that funding for this project is available within the 2021 Public Safety G. O. Bond Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow this acquisition to proceed to closing without delay to allow for the professional design of the substation building and site improvements to proceed w...
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