Explanation
The City of Columbus, Public Service Department, Transportation Division, received a request from Union Grove Baptist Church, asking that the City transfer the alley north of Granville Street between Winner Avenue and Graham Street to the Church. Transfer of this right-of-way will facilitate proposed church expansion. After investigation is was determined there are no objections to the transfer of this excess right-of-way. The City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, established a fee of $3,324.75 for the transfer of this excess right-of-way. John T. Kranyak, counsel for Union Grove Baptist Church, requested a mitigation of this amount. The Land Review Commission voted to recommend that this right-of-way be transferred to Union Grove Baptist Church at no charge in recognition of the increased income taxes that will be collected by the City when the Church hires additional staff members.
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To authorize the Director of the Public Service Department to execute those documents required to transfer the alley north of Granville Street, between Winner Avenue and Graham Street to Union Grove Baptist Church; and to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Public Service Department, Transportation Division, received a request from Union Grove Baptist Church, asking that the City transfer the alley north of Granville Street between Winner Avenue and Graham Street to the Church; and
WHEREAS, transfer of this excess right-of-way will facilitate a proposed church expansion; and
WHEREAS, after investigation it was determined that there are no objections to the transfer of this excess right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, established a fee of $3,324.75 for the transfer of this excess right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, John T. Kranyak, counsel for Union Grove Baptist Church, requested a mitigation of this amount; and
WHEREAS, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the transfer of this right-of-way to Union Grove Baptist Church at no charge in recognition of the increased income taxes that will be collected by the City when the Church hires additional staff members; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Public Service Department be and is hereby authorized to execute quit claim deeds and other incidental instruments prepared by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to transfer the following described rights-of-way to Union Grove Baptist Church; to-wit:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, being all of a 15 foot Alley and all of a 18 foot Alley, (said 18' alley being previously vacated by the City of Columbus Ordinance # 1229-65 on 9-20-1965) and being the same as numbered and delineated upon the record plat of Benjamin Monett's Mt. Vernon Avenue Addition of record in Plat Book 5, Page 133 and being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at an iron pipe set at the southwest corner of Lot 32 of said Benjamin Monett's Mt. Vernon Avenue Addition and the intersection of the east line of Winner Avenue (50 feet wide) with the north line of Granville Street (40 feet wide);
Thence, along the west line of said Lot 32, the east line of said Winner avenue, North 2°06'05" East, 123.97 feet to a point at the northwest corner of said Lot 32, the southwest corner of said 15 foot Alley and THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described parcel;
Thence, across said 15 foot Alley and along the east line of said Winner Avenue, North 2°06'05" East, 15.54 feet to a found 1" diameter iron pipe at the northwest corner of said 15 foot Alley and the southwest corner of Lot 33 of said Benjamin Monett's Mt. Vernon Avenue Addition;
Thence, along part of the north line of said 15 foot Alley and the south line of said Lot 33, North 76°58'03" East, 162.59 feet to a point at the southeast corner of said Lot 33 and the intersection of the north line of said 15 foot Alley with the west line of said 18 foot Alley;
Thence, along the west line of said 18 foot Alley, the east lines of Lots 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 of said Benjamin Monett's Mt. Vernon Avenue Addition, North 2°51'58" East, 166.12 feet to a point at the northeast corner of said Lot 37, the northwest corner of aid 18 foot Alley and the intersection of the west line of said 18 foot Alley with the south line of East Market Street (20 feet wide), said point being referenced by a found 1" diameter iron pipe at the northwest corner of said Lot 37 South 77°51'58" West, 164.45 feet therefrom;
Thence, across said 18 foot Alley and along the south line of said East Market Street, North 77°33'10" East, 18.66 feet to a found 1" diameter iron pipe at the northeast corner of said 18 foot Alley, the northwest corner of Lot 17 of said Benjamin Monett's Mt. Vernon Avenue Addition, and the intersection of the east line of said 18 foot Alley with the south line of said East Market Street;
Thence, along the east line of said 18 foot Alley, the west lines of Lots 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of said Benjamin Monett's Mt. Vernon Avenue Addition, South 2°51'58" West, 165.93 feet to a point at the southwest corner of said Lot 21 and the intersection of the east line of said 18 foot Alley with the north line of said 15 foot Alley;
Thence, along the south line of said Lot 21, the north line of said 15 foot Alley, North 76°58'03" East, 162.65 feet to a point at the southeast corner of said Lot 21 and the intersection of the north line of said 15' Alley with the west line of Graham St. (50 feet wide), said point being referenced by an iron pipe set at the northeast corner of said Lot 17 North 3°14'25" East, 164.50 feet therefrom;
Thence, across said 15 foot Alley, South 3°14'25" West, 15.63 feet (passing a railroad spike set on the centerline of said 15' Alley at 7.81 feet) to a point in the south line of said 15 foot alley and the northeast corner of Lot 22 of said Benjamin Monett's Mt. Vernon Avenue Addition;
Thence, along the south line of said 15 foot Alley, along the north line and the north lines of Lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32, South 76°58'03" West, 343.63 feet to the place of beginning CONTAINING 0.187 ACRES, subject, however to all legal highway, easements, leases and restrictions of record, and of records in the respective utility offices. Iron pipes set are 30" X 1" O.D. with an orange plastic plug inscribed "P.S. 6579". Basis of bearing is the north line of Granville Street assumed South 77°00'00" West. The foregoing description was based upon a boundary survey by Myers Surveying Company in October 1996.
MYERS SURVEYING COMPANY, INC.
Joseph P. Myers, P.S. 7361
Section 2. That the above referenced real property shall be considered excess road rights-of-way and the public rights therein shall terminate upon the Director's execution and delivery of said quit claim deed to the grantee thereof.
Section 3. That this Council has determined it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to allow this right-of-way to be transferred without requiring competitive bidding and hereby waives the competitive bidding provision of Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised, Section 329.25 with regards to the transfer of these properties.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.