Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City desires to grant to the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (“ODOT”),
a perpetual easement for highway purposes on a portion of City-owned real property located along the western side of Riverside Drive, north of the terminus of River Park Drive on Griggs Reservoir and Park [Franklin County Tax Parcel 580-198700] (“Easement”). ODOT will use the Easement, which is more fully described within the attachment to this legislation, for the reconstruction of a bridge with ODOT’s [FRA-33-8.78] project (“Project”). The Division of Real Estate and Land Redevelopment reviewed the easement request and determined that the request should be granted and charge Twenty-Seven Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($27,000.00) for the easement. Therefore, the following legislation authorizes the City’s Director of the Department of Development, with approval from the Directors of the Recreation and Parks Department and the Department of Power and Water, to execute those documents as approved by the Columbus City Attorney, Real Estate Division, to grant the easements to ODOT to complete the Project.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funds are required. The City’s receipt of Twenty-Seven Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($27,000.00) will be deposited within three separate funds, including the Water Operating Fund, Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund, and the Real Estate Management Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested by ODOT to facilitate their construction timelines and to not delay the benefit to the City resulting from the project, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, or an authorized signatory, to execute documents approved by the Columbus City Attorney, Real Estate Division, to grant perpetual Highway Easements to the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation on a portion of the City owned property; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the City desires to grant the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT), a perpetual Highway Easement on a portion of City-owned real property along the western side of Riverside Drive, north of the terminus of River Park Drive on Griggs Reservoir and Park [Franklin County Tax Parcel 580-198700] (“Easement”); and
WHEREAS, ODOT will use the Easement, which consists of approximately 0.139 acres described in the attachment, to reconstruct a bridge as a part of ODOT’s [FRA-33-8.78] project (“Project”); and
WHEREAS, the City’s Department of Development determined that the Easement requested by ODOT to complete the Project should be granted at a price of Twenty-Seven Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($27,000.00); and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Development to execute those documents necessary for the granting of a perpetual highway easement to meet ODOT deadlines and to not delay the benefit to the City resulting from the Project, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development, or authorized signatory, is authorized to execute those documents, as approved by the City Attorney’s Office, Real Estate Division, necessary to grant the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT), perpetual Highway Easement on a portion of City-owned real property along the western side of Riverside Drive, north of the terminus of River Park Drive on Griggs Reservoir and Park [Franklin County Tax Parcel 580-198700], for construction under ODOT’s [FRA-33-8.78] project.
SECTION 2. The City Attorney’s Office, Real Estate Division is required to approve all instrument(s) associated with this ordinance.
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.