Explanation
BACKGROUND: Council is being asked to approve the Plan of Services to be provided by the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc.; and to declare an emergency.
This legislation is the second of the four actions required by Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code. City Council must approve the Initial Plan of Improvements and Services (attached) of the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc., an Ohio not-for-profit corporation, organized pursuant to Chapter 1710 of the Revised Code.
A companion legislation is being presented simultaneously that approves the Petition and Articles of Incorporation that are on file with the Clerk of the Columbus City Council.
Emergency action is requested to allow the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. to continue authorization of Downtown Central Special Improvement District without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To approve the plan of services to be provided by the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc.; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the property owners located in the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. area have initiated a petition to authorize the SID and have filed the petition with the Clerk of the Columbus City Council along with the Articles of Incorporation of the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc., an Ohio non-profit corporation to be responsible for the operation of the SID; and
WHEREAS, a companion piece of the legislation being presented to Columbus Council simultaneously will request the approval of the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc.’s Petition and Articles of Incorporation; and
WHEREAS, this legislation is requesting the approval of the Plan for Improvements and Services to be provided by Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1710; and
WHEREAS, the Clerk of Columbus City Council finds the property owners per the signed petition and the City per this resolution represents at least sixty percent (60%) of the front footage of the property located in the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. area per Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in that it has been determined by this Council that the Special Improvement District is a valuable tool for furthering economic development and a means of continuing to revitalize the Downtown Central area, and this plan of services is to be approved at the earliest possible date to ensure the meeting of statutory deadlines, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Plan of Services to be provided by the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc., now on file with the Clerk of Columbus City Council is hereby approved.
SECTION 2. That the Clerk of Columbus City Council is hereby directed to post a copy of this resolution in the Office of the Clerk of Columbus City Council as provided by the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1710.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof this resolution is 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 its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.