Explanation
BACKGROUND: Four parcels currently held in the Land Bank are proposed for disposition under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). In order to complete the transfer, authorization is needed for the Director of the Department of Development to execute any and all agreements and deeds for conveyance of such real property. 905 East Long Street (010-049313), 915 E. Long Street (010-035014), 909-911 East Long Street (010-038048), and 106 North 17th Street (010-031982) will be sold to City County Holding Company (CCHC), a subsidiary of the Affordable Housing Trust of Columbus and Franklin County, to develop a mixed-use development. CCHC will relocate their existing office, occupying a portion of the ground floor, and construct apartments in the remainder of the building. The apartments will be occupied by tenants at or below 50% of the area median income. A portion of the redevelopment will be funded through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The property will be transferred by deeds and recorded in the Official Records of the County Recorder's Office.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation. The City may first recover reimbursement of any and all expenses incurred on account of the acquisition, administration, management, maintenance and disposition of such land and such other expenses of the program as the City may apportion to such land from the sale proceeds.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested to expedite the transfer of the property to expedite the start of construction.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of four parcels of real property held in the Land Bank pursuant to the Land Reutilization and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, ordinance 1860-2008 adopted the City's Neighborhood Stabilization Program, authorized the filing of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program application with HUD, and made a substantial amendment to the Consolidated Plan's 2008 Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 2161-93 Council adopted and elected to use the Revised Code Chapter 5722, Land Reutilization Program, to facilitate effective reutilization of nonproductive land acquired through a sale pursuant to a foreclosure proceeding initiated by the Franklin County Treasurer, or through a sale of forfeited lands by the Franklin County Auditor or through a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure to foster either return of such land to tax revenue generating status or its devotion to public use; and
WHEREAS, a proposal for the sale of four parcels which has been acquired pursuant to Sections 5722.03 and 5722.06 for this program meet the Land Reutilization Program's Disposition Policies and Guiding Principles and has been approved; and
WHEREAS, in order to complete the transfer of such property to the purchaser, authority is needed for the Director of the Department of Development to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds of conveyance for such real property; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Land Redevelopment Office in that it is immediately necessary to convey title of said parcels of real estate to expedite the start of construction, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development, or his designee, is hereby authorized and directed to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds to convey title of the following parcels of real estate:
(1)
PARCEL NUMBER: 010-049313
ADDRESS: 905 Long Street
TO: City County Holding Co
USE: Mixed-use Development
Being situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and City of Columbus, being all of
Lot 1 Lowery's Subdivision, of record in Plat Book 4, Page 193, Recorder's Office, Franklin
County, Ohio. Also known as 905 Long Street.
(2)
PARCEL NUMBER: 010-038048
ADDRESS: 909-911 East Long Street
TO: City County Holding Co
USE: Mixed-use Development
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in the City of Columbus and being Lot Number Two (2) and 3 feet off the West side of Lot Number Three (3) in LOWREY'S SUBDIVISION as the same is numbered and delineated upon the recorded plat thereof, of record in Plat Book 4, Page 193, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
Commonly known as 909-911 E. Long Street, Columbus, Ohio 43203.
(3)
PARCEL NUMBER: 010-03501
ADDRESS: 915 East Long Street
TO: City County Holding Co
USE: Mixed-use Development
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in the City of Columbus and being the East 30 feet of Lot Number Three (3) of LOWERY'S SUBDIVISION, as the same is numbered and delineated upon the recorded plat thereof, of record in Plat Book 4, Page 193, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
Being also described as Lot Number Three (3) of LOWERY'S SUBDIVISION, except 3 feet off the entire West side thereof, as the same is numbered and delineated upon the recorded plat thereof, of record in Plat Book 4, Page 193, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio. Commonly know as: 915 E. Long Street, Columbus, Ohio 43203.
(4)
PARCEL NUMBER: 010-031982
ADDRESS: 106 N. 17th Street
TO: City County Holding Co
USE: Mixed-use Development
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being part of Lot 20 of J.W. Bakers Australia Addition, as same is numbered and delineated upon the recorded plat thereof of record in Plat Book 1, Page 59, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, and part of Reserve
"A" of Knight, Noble & English's Subdivision, as same is delineated upon the recorded plat thereof of record in Plat Book 3, Page 155, said Recorder's Office, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a found solid iron pin at the northwest corner of said Lot 20, being the intersection of the east line of North Seventeenth Street (48.4 feet wide) With the south line of a twelve (12) foot alley;
Thence, along the north line of said Lot 20, the north line of said Reserve "A" and the south line of said 12 foot alley, EAST, 106.20 feet to a found iron pipe at the northeast corner of said Reserve "A";
Thence, along part of an east line of said Reserve "A" and the west tine of a twelve foot alley, South 01 degrees 38 minutes 49 seconds West, 30.35 feet to a found iron pipe;
Thence, across said Reserve "A" and said Lot 20, North 89 degrees 57 minutes 50 seconds West, 112.03 feet to a found iron pipe in the west line of said Lot 20 and the east line of said North Seventeenth Street;
Thence, along part of the west line of said Lot 20 (the east line of North Seventeenth Street), North 12 degrees 29 minutes 10 seconds East, 31.00 feet to the place of beginning CONTAINING 0.076 ACRES, subject however, to all legal highways, easements, leases and restrictions of record, and of records in the respective utility offices.
The foregoing description was prepared from an actual field survey made by Myers Surveying Company, Inc. in October 1998. Iron pipes set are 30" X 1" (O.D.) with orange plastic caps inscribed "P.S. 6579". Basis of bearings is the north line of Lot 20 held as EAST.
Section 2. That for good cause shown, Section 329.29 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, is hereby waived.
Section 3. That Council hereby finds that the selection process utilized in this matter is in accordance with the Land Bank Disposition Process created pursuant to the City's Land Reutilization Program and hereby approves the same.
Section 4. 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.