Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the FRA - Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) - Cleveland Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) - (PID 530161-100173), Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinity of the right-of-way of Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (collectively, “Real Estate”) for the timely completion of the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 0567-2015 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.).
The City Attorney selected the following qualified professional real estate appraiser to perform a portion of the Public Project’s real estate appraisal reports: Principle Real Estate Group (Ronald M. Eberly, Jr.) - (“Appraiser”). Due to design changes in the Public Project, the contract needs to be modified.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable (City Ordinance Number 0567-2015 authorized funding for the City Attorney to enter into the Public Project’s appraisal contracts).
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire and accept the Real Estate and allowing the Public Project to be completed without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to modify the contract with Principle Real Estate Group for appraisal services necessary for the FRA - COTA - Cleveland Avenue BRT - Public Improvement Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City intends to improve the public right-of-way in the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215 by allowing the Department of Public Service (DPS) to engage in the FRA - Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) - Cleveland Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) - (PID 530161-100173), Public Improvement Project (i.e. Public Project);
WHEREAS, the City intends to acquire the necessary fee simple title and lesser property interests located in the vicinity of the right-of-way of Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (i.e. Real Estate) in order for DPS to complete the Public Project;
WHEREAS, the City, pursuant to its passage of Ordinance Number 0567-2015, intends for the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) needed for the Public Project;
WHEREAS, the City Attorney selected the following qualified professional real estate appraiser to perform a portion of the Public Project’s real estate appraisal reports: Principle Real Estate Group (Ronald M. Eberly, Jr.) - (“Appraiser”);
WHEREAS, due to design changes in the Public Project, it is necessary to modify this contract; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the City Attorney in that it is immediately necessary to modify the contract with Principle Real Estate Group in order to prevent unnecessary delays in completing the Public Project, which will preserve the public peace, property, health, welfare, and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to modify a contract for professional real estate appraisal services for the FRA - Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) - Cleveland Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) - (PID 530161-100173), Public Improvement Project (i.e. Public Project) with Principle Real Estate Group (Ronald M. Eberly, Jr.).
SECTION 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its adoption and approval by the mayor or ten (10) days after its adoption if the mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.