Explanation
The City of Columbus by Boyce Safford III, Director of the Development Department and Columbus Urban Growth Corporation by Mark Froehlich, President and CEO have submitted the plat titled "Northland Park Avenue Dedications and Easements" to the City Engineer's Office for review and approval. This plat has been reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. The following legislation allows the City to accept said plat for property located south of Morse Road and west of Tamarack Boulevard.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow development of the abutting lands to proceed as currently scheduled.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Development Department to sign, as an owner, the plat titled "Northland Park Avenue Dedications and Easements"; to accept said plat from the City of Columbus and Columbus Urban Growth Corporation; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is the fee owner of approximately 51.955 acres of land conveyed to the City by deed of record in Instrument Number 200301300039458, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of a Memorandum of Lease of record in Instrument Number 20031229040389, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, Columbus Urban Growth Corporation, an Ohio non-profit corporation, has a leasehold interest in these lands; and
WHEREAS, the plat titled "Northland Park Avenue Dedications and Easements" (hereinafter "plat"), has been submitted to the City Engineer's Office for approval and acceptance; and
WHEREAS, The City of Columbus by Boyce Safford III, Director of the Development Department and Columbus Urban Growth Corporation by Mark Froehlich, President and CEO, owners of the platted land, desire to dedicate to the public use all or such parts of the Avenue and easements shown on said plat and not heretofore so dedicated; and
WHEREAS, after examination, it has been found to be in the best interest of the City to accept said plat; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize Boyce Safford III, Director of the Development Department to sign the plat titled "Northland Park Avenue Dedications and Easements" as an owner and to authorize the acceptance of this plat so development of the abutting lands can proceed as currently scheduled thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That on behalf of the City of Columbus, Boyce Safford III, Director of the Development Department be and hereby is authorized to sign the plat titled "Northland Park Avenue Dedications and Easements" as an owner.
Section 2. That the plat titled "Northland Park Avenue Dedications and Easements", on file in the office of the City Engineer, Transportation Division, be and the same is hereby accepted.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.