EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus, Ohio ("City"), must formally accept various types of real property conveyances, as described in the body of this legislation, which are to be used for public purposes, including but not limited to public utilities, parkland, access, conservation, sidewalks, walkways, and bikeways. Furthermore, these real property interests have already been granted to the City in various instruments of real property conveyances, which were each recorded in the appropriate county recorder's office. Therefore, the following legislation is the City's formal acceptance of the instruments conveying real property interests to the City that are being used for various public purposes.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE №: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested to allow for the immediate and formal acceptance of various real property interests conveyed to the City, which will preserve the public peace, property, health, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the formal acceptance of real property interests donated or conveyed to the City, which are currently being used for various public purposes, including but not limited to public utilities, parkland, access, conservation, sidewalks, walkways, and bikeways; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio ("City") must formally accept various real property interests donated or conveyed to the City, as further described in the body of this legislation, which are being used for various public purposes, including but not limited to public utilities, parkland, access, conservation, sidewalks, walkways, and bikeways;
WHEREAS, the City desires to formally accept the real property interests conveyed to the City, which are the basis of this legislation and are being used for various public purposes;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City, because it is necessary to accept the various real property interests, which immediately preserves the public peace, property, health, safety, and welfare; and now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
Section 1. The City of Columbus a.k.a. City of Columbus, Ohio ("City"), formally accepts the following real property interests previously conveyed or donated to the City for various public purposes, including but not limited to public utilities, parkland, access, conservation, sidewalks, walkways, and bikeways, which are more fully described in their associated exhibits and each fully incorporated into this ordinance:
EXHIBITS PUBLIC PURPOSE(S) COUNTY OF RECORDINGS
A Public Utilities Franklin County, Ohio
B Public Parkland & Conservation Franklin County, Ohio
C Public Access, Walkways, Bikeway, or Sidewalks Franklin County, Ohio
D Public Utilities, Parkland, or Conservation Delaware County, Ohio
E Public Utilities Pickaway County, Ohio
F Public Utilities, Conservation, Access, Fairfield County, Ohio
Walkway, Bikeway, Sidewalks, or Parkland
SECTION 2. For the reasons stated in this ordinance's preamble, which are made a part of this legislation, 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 days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes this legislation.