EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City is engaged in the Department of Public Service and Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, Bridge and Trail Improvements - West Fifth Avenue from McKinley Avenue to Dublin Road Public Project (the "Public Project"). Ordinance Number 0775-2014 previously authorized the City Attorney to spend City funds and acquire the fee simple title and lesser property interests (collectively, the "Real Estate") necessary for the City to complete the Public Project. This resolution declares the City's necessity and intent to appropriate the Real Estate for the Public Project.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE №: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested to allow for the City's acquisition of the Real Estate in order to complete Public Project without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To declare the necessity and intent to appropriate fee simple title and lesser real property interests required for the Department of Public Service and Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, Bridge and Trail Improvements - West Fifth Avenue from McKinley Avenue to Dublin Road Public Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Public Service and Columbus Recreation and Parks Department are jointly engaged in the Bridge and Trail Improvements-West Fifth Avenue from McKinley Avenue to Dublin Road Public Project (the "Public Project");
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 0775-2014 previously authorized the City Attorney to spend City funds and acquire the Real Estate for the Public Project;
WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interest to declare the City's necessity and intent to appropriate the Real Estate;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City because it is immediately necessary to declare the City's necessity and intent to appropriate the Real Estate for the Public Project so there will be no delay in completing the Public Project, which preserves the public peace, property, health, welfare, and safety; and now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO ("CITY"):
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the City's Charter, Columbus City Revised Code, Chapter 909 (1959), Constitution of the state of Ohio, and Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 719, this City Council declares the necessity and intent of the City to appropriate fee simple title and lesser real property interests to the following listed parcels of real property (collectively, the "Real Estate"), which are: (I) fully described in their associated exhibits; (II) fully incorporated into this resolution for reference; and (III) necessary and required for the Department of Public Service/Department of Recreation and Parks, Bridge and Trail Improvements - West Fifth Avenue from McKinley Avenue to Dublin Road Public Project (the "Public Project"):
EXHIBIT
PUBLIC PROJECT PARCEL
1) 1-WD
2) 1-CH
3) 1-S
4) 2-CH
5) 3-CH
6) 3-T
7) 4-CH
8) 4-S
9) 5-CH
10) 5-S
11) 5-T
12) 6-CH
13) 6-S
14) 6-T
15) 7-CH
16) 7-S
17) 7-T1
18) 7-T2
19) 8-CH
20) 8-S
21) 8-R
22) 9-T
23) 10-WD
24) 10-R
25) 10-T
26) 11-WD
27) 13-WD
28) 14-WD
29) 15-T
SECTION 2. The City Attorney is authorized to cause a written notice of this resolution's adoption to be served in the manner provided by law upon the owner(s), person(s) in possession, or person(s) possessing a real or possible real property interest of record in the Real Estate required for the Public Project.
SECTION 3. For the reasons stated in the preamble of this resolution, which are made a part of this resolution, 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 this resolution.