EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City is engaged in the Department of Public Service, Economic & Community Development (PID 530058-100003) - Schottenstein Public Project (“Public Project”). The City desires to acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order to complete the Public Project. The City previously passed Ordinance Number 2306-2014 on November 3, 2014, which authorized the City Attorney to spend City funds to acquire the Real Estate. The City intends to appropriate the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to perform either of the following: (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Real Estate regarding the amount of just compensation for the Real Estate. Accordingly, this resolution declares the City’s immediate necessity and intent to appropriate the Real Estate for the Public Project.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to allow for the acquisition of the Real Estate in order to complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate the fee simple title and lesser real property interests for the Department of Public Service, Economic & Community Development (PID 530058-100003) - Schottenstein Public Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, it is in the City’s best interest to declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate the fee simple title and lesser property interests (i.e. Real Estate) being acquired by the City Attorney for the Department of Public Service, Economic & Community Development (PID 530058-100003) - Schottenstein Public Project (i.e. Public Project);
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Public Service, because it is immediately necessary to dec...
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