Explanation
BACKGROUND: In 2005 the Northland Alliance, the Morse Road SID Exploratory Committee, and the City of Columbus Development Department initiated an effort with property owners on Morse Road from Indianola Avenue to Cleveland Avenue to create a Special Improvement District (SID). This Council approved the Petition and Articles of Incorporation with Ordinance 0414-2006 on February 27, 2006. The property owners, using the single petition method, have successfully attained the signatures of owners representing at least 60% of the front feet contained in the District. The Morse Road Special Improvement District, Inc. requests this Council to reauthorize a ten year Morse Road SID.
A companion ordinance is being presented that approves the petition and Articles of Incorporation of the Morse Road Special Improvement District and the inclusion of properties owned by the City of Columbus.
This legislation is for the approval of the Plan for Improvement and Services to be provided by the Morse Road Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1710. This legislation is also for the approval of the properties of the municipal corporation in said plan for improvements and services.
The Plan of Improvements and Services are on file with the Clerk of the Columbus City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
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To approve the plan for improvements and services to be provided by the Morse Road Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc.; and to approve the properties of the municipal corporation in said plan for improvements and services.
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WHEREAS, the property owners located on Morse Road from Indianola Avenue to Cleveland Avenue have initiated a petition to reauthorize the Special Improvement District (SID) and to approve the plan for improvements and services and have filed the petitions with the Clerk of Columbus City Council along with the Articles of Incorporation for Special Improvement District, Inc. a non-profit corporation to be responsible for the operation of the SID; and
WHEREAS, the petition to reauthorize the Special Improvement District, Inc. is a companion piece of legislation that will go before Council at the same time as this piece of legislation; and
WHEREAS, this Council by the same ordinance is being asked to authorize that the properties of the municipal corporation abutting upon the streets described in the petition are included in the district; and
WHEREAS, this legislation is for the approval of the Plan for Improvements and Services to be provided by the Morse Road 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 Capitol Crossroads Special Improvement District per Section 1710; and
WHEREAS, it is the determination of this Council that the SID is a valuable tool for economic development and a means of continuing to improve the Morse Road area; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Plan of Improvements and Services, including the estimate of cost of the improvements and services to be provided by the Morse Road Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc., now on file with the Clerk of Columbus City Council, are hereby approved.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized in writing that the properties of the municipal corporation abutting upon the streets described in the petition are included in the Plan of Improvements and Services as required by the Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 1710
SECTION 3. 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 4. That this resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.