EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) Sidewalks Phase-2 (PID 590105-100042) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinities of Dierker Road and Kenny Road, Columbus, Ohio 43220 and East Campus View Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43235 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1003-2015 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City will need to appropriate the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation for the Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire 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 declare the City’s immediate necessity and intent to appropriate and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests in order for the Department of Public Service to timely complete the Pedestrian Safety Improvements -COTA Sidewalks Phase-2 Public Improvement Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to improve and construct roadway, sidewalks, shared-use pathways, and associated appurtenances of portions of the public right-of-ways of Dierker Road, Kenny Road, and East Campus View Boulevard by allowing the Department of Public Service (DPS) to engage in the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) Sidewalks Phase 2 (PID 590105-100042) Public Improvement Project (i.e. Public Project);
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to acquire the necessary fee simple title and lesser property interests located in the vicinities of Dierker Road and Kenny Road, Columbus, Ohio 43220 and East Campus View Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43235 (i.e. Real Estate) in order to complete the Public Project;
WHEREAS, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation for the Real Estate;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of DPS in that it is immediately necessary to declare the City’s intent to appropriate and accept the Real Estate in order to prevent unnecessary delay in completing the Public Project, which will preserve the public peace, property, health, welfare, and safety; and now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
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, the City declares the immediate necessity and intent to appropriate and accept the fee simple title and lesser real property interests to the following listed parcels of real property (i.e. Real Estate), which are fully described in their associated exhibits and incorporated into this resolution for reference, in order for the Department of Public Service (DPS) to complete the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) Sidewalks Phase 2 (PID 590105-100042) Public Improvement Project (i.e. Public Project):
(EXHIBIT) … (PUBLIC PROJECT PARCEL IDENTIFICATION) … (REAL ESTATE)
Campus View Boulevard
1) 1-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
2) 1-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
3) 2-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
4) 3-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
5) 3-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement
6) 4-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
7) 4-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
8) 5-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
9) 5-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
10) 6-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
11) 7-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
12) 7-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
13) 8-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
14) 8A-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
15) 9-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
16) 9-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
17) 10-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
18) 11-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
19) 13-T1 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
20) 13-T2 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
Kenny Road
21) 1-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
22) 2-3WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
23) 2-1T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
24) 2-2T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
25) 2-3T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
26) 3-T1 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
27) 3-T2 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
28) 4-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
29) 5-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
30) 6-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
31) 6-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
32) 7-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
33) 8-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
34) 8-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
35) 9-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
36) 11-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
37) 11-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
38) 13-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
39) 13-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
40) 14-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
41) 15-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
42) 15-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
43) 17-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
44) 17-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
45) 18-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
46) 20-S1 (perpetual sewer utility easement)
47) 20-S2 (perpetual sewer utility easement)
48) 20-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
49) 21-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
50) 22-T1 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
51) 22-T2 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
52) 22-T3 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
53) 23-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
54) 24-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
55) 25-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
56) 25-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
57) 26-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
58) 29-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
59) 29-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
60) 31-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
Dierker Road
61) 1-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
62) 1-T1 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
63) 1-T2 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
64) 2-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
65) 3-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
66) 3-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
67) 4-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
68) 6-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
69) 6-CH (perpetual channel utility easement)
70) 6-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
71) 8-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
72) 8A-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
73) 9-CH (perpetual channel utility easement)
74) 9-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
75) 10-S (perpetual sewer utility easement)
76) 10-T1 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
77) 10-T2 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
78) 11-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
79) 12-WD (fee simple title without limitation of existing access rights)
80) 12-CH (perpetual channel utility easement)
81) 12-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
82) 13-P (perpetual public sidewalk & access easement)
83) 13-S (perpetual sewer utility easement)
84) 13-T1 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
85) 13-T2 (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
86) 14-P (perpetual public sidewalk & access easement)
87) 14-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
88) 15-P (perpetual public sidewalk & access easement)
89) 15-T (temporary, twenty-four (24) month, construction & access easement)
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.
SECTION 3. For the reasons stated in the preamble of this resolution, which are fully incorporated into this resolution as if rewritten, this resolution 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 this resolution.