Explanation
The City of Columbus has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Columbus Board of Education relative to the development of an Ohio State University-owned childcare facility to be located adjacent to Weinland Park and physically connected to Weinland Park Elementary School. The old Weinland Park Elementary School has been demolished and construction of the new elementary school building and childcare facility is scheduled to begin later this summer. To accommodate the proposed design of these facilities Columbus Public Schools has asked the City of Columbus to vacate the first alley east of Summit Street from Seventh Avenue to its southern terminus. Per current Transportation Division practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City departments, private utilities and applicable area commissions, before it was determined that there would be no adverse impact to the City upon vacation of this alley. The following legislation vacates the first alley east of Summit Street from Seventh Avenue to its southern terminus subject to the retention of a general utility easement for those utilities currently located within this alley.
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Title
To vacate the first alley east of Summit Street from Seventh Avenue to its southern terminus as requested by Columbus Public Schools, and to waive Land Review Commission and the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Columbus Board of Education have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding relative to the development of an Ohio State University owned childcare facility to be located adjacent to Weinland Park and to be physically connected to Weinland Park Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, the old Weinland Park Elementary School building has been demolished and construction of the new elementary school building and the childcare facility is scheduled to begin later this summer; and
WHEREAS, to accommodate the proposed design of these facilities Columbus Public Schools has asked the City of Columbus to vacate the first alley east of Summit Street from Seventh Avenue to its southern terminus; and
WHEREAS, per current Transportation Division practice comments were solicited from interested parties, including City departments, private utilities and applicable area commissions, before it was determined that there would be no adverse impact to the City upon vacation of this alley; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division would like to recommend this alley be vacated subject to the retention of a general utility easement for the benefit of those utilities currently located within this alley; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City of Columbus hereby vacates the first alley east of Summit Street from Seventh Avenue to its southern terminus.
Section 2. That a general utility easement in, on, over, across and through said alley shall be and hereby is retained unto the City of Columbus for those utilities currently located within said excess rights-of-way.
Section 3. That upon notification and verification of the relocation of all utilities located within the retained general utility easement the Public Service Director is hereby authorized to execute those documents necessary to release the retained general utility easement with no compensation due to the City and with no further legislative action required by the City.
Section 4. That this Council has determined it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to allow this right-of-way to be transfered without requiring competitive bidding and hereby waives the competitive bidding provision of Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised, Section 329.29 with regards to the transfer of this excess right-of-way.
Section 5. 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 a recommendation from Land Review Commission and hereby waives the Land Review Commission provision of Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised, Section 328.01 with regards to the transfer of this excess right-of-way.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.