EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus, Ohio ("City"), which is acting through its Recreation and Parks Department, desires to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Actors' Theatre of Columbus ("Actors"), an Ohio non-profit corporation, for the lease of Two Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-One Square Feet (2,431 sq. ft.) of the residence house on City-owned real property located at 1000 City Park Ave, Columbus, OH 43206 ("Premises"), which is commonly known as Schiller Park. Actors wishes to lease the Premises, which shall be for a term of five (5) consecutive one (1) year terms, for office space, storage, and uses relating to Actors' theatrical productions, performances, and community entertainment in Schiller Park. Therefore, the following legislation authorizes the City's Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to execute and enter into a Lease Agreement, as prepared by the Columbus City Attorney, Real Estate Division, between the City and the Actors' Theatre of Columbus, an Ohio non-profit corporation.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested because it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Actors' Theatre of Columbus on City-owned real property in Schiller Park, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to execute and enter into a Lease Agreement, as prepared by the Columbus City Attorney, Real Estate Division, between the City of Columbus, Ohio and the Actors' Theatre of Columbus, an Ohio non-profit corporation, for the lease of Two Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-One Square Feet (2,431 sq. ft.) of the residence house at City-owned real property located at 1000 City Park Ave, Columbus, OH 43206; and to declare an emergency.
BODY
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio ("City"), which is acting through its Recreation and Parks Department, desires to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Actors' Theatre of Columbus ("Actors"), an Ohio non-profit corporation, for the lease of Two Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-One Square Feet (2,431 sq.ft.) of the residence house ("Premises") at City-owned real property located at 1000 City Park Ave, Columbus, OH 43206, which is commonly known as Schiller Park;
WHEREAS, Actors wishes to lease the Premises, which shall be effective for a term of five (5) consecutive one (1) year terms, unless otherwise terminated in writing by either party, for office space, storage, and uses related to Actors' theatrical productions, performances, and community entertainment in Schiller Park;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City's Recreation and Parks Department, because it is necessary to immediately authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to execute and enter into a Lease Agreement with Actors, which will immediately preserve the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare;
WHEREAS, the following ordinance authorizes the City's Director of the Recreation and Parks Department Parks to execute the Lease Agreement with Actors, as prepared by the Columbus City Attorney, Real Estate Division; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. The Director of the Recreation and Parks Department is authorized to execute and enter into a Lease Agreement, as prepared by the Columbus City Attorney, Real Estate Division, between the City of Columbus, Ohio, and the Actors' Theatre of Columbus ("Actors"), an Ohio non-profit corporation, for the lease of Two Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-One Square Feet (2,431 sq.ft.) of the residence house on City-owned real property located at 1000 City Park Ave, Columbus, OH 43206 ("Premises"), which is commonly known as Schiller Park.
SECTION 2. The Lease Agreement of the Premises shall be approved by the Columbus City Attorney, Real Estate Division, which shall include the following provisions: (1) shall be effective for a term of five (5) consecutive one (1) year terms; (2) Actors shall pay rent of One and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($1) per year; and (3) shall include all other terms and conditions necessary to protect the City's interests in the Premises at Schiller Park.
SECTION 3. For the reasons stated in this ordinance's preamble, which is made a part of this ordinanc=e, this ordinance 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 (10) days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.