Explanation
This ordinance will authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contracts with the Columbus Board of Education for the transfer of various parcels of land between the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Department and the Columbus Board of Education, as follows:
Transfer to Schools Transfer to City
Barnett School/
Johnson Park 11.42 acres 6.48 acres
Lincoln Park 5.0477 acres 5.03 acres
Beatty Park 1.957 acres .055 acres
American AdditionPark 0 4.86 acres
To waive Chapter 328 of the Columbus City Code related to review by the Land Review Commission.
These transfers will assist with the Board of Education's Schools Facilities Plan.
Emergency action is required in order to allow the transfers as soon as possible so the Columbus Board of Education can proceed with their Schools Facilities Plan in a timely manner
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contracts with the Columbus Board of Education for the transfer of various parcels of land between the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department and the Columbus Board of Education, to waive Chapter 328 of the Columbus City Code, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus desires to transfer parcels of land between the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department and the Board of Education; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to waive Chapter 328 of the Columbus City Code; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contracts to allow the Board of Education's Schools Facilities Plan to proceed in a timely manner; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and he is authorized to enter into contracts with the Columbus Board of Education for the transfer of various parcels of land between the City of Columbus and the Columbus Board of Education.
Section 2. That Code 328 of the Columbus City Code be waived.
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.