Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance expresses City Council's determination that the petition to create the One Neighborhood New Community Authority complies with the requirements of Chapter 349.03(A) of the Ohio Revised Code and fixes the time and place for a hearing on the establishment of the One Neighborhood New Community Authority.
The One Neighborhood district encompasses portions of nine city blocks located in the Columbus downtown area north of Gay Street, west of Grant Avenue, south of Long Street and east of Fourth Street.
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency in order to comply with the conditions set forth in Chapter 349 of the Ohio Revised Code for establishing a community authority.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To determine that the petition for the creation of the One Neighborhood New Community Authority complies with the requirements of Section 349.03(A) of the Ohio Revised Code; to fix the time and place for a hearing on the establishment of the One Neighborhood New Community Authority; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, City Council enacted Ordinance No. 0382-2008 on March 17, 2008, directing the City Clerk to execute and sign on behalf of the City of Columbus and the Columbus City Council a petition (the "Petition") for the creation of the One Neighborhood New Community Authority under Chapter 349 of the Ohio Revised Code; and
WHEREAS, the Petition has been signed by the City Clerk to indicate the approval of the Petition by the City of Columbus, the sole "proximate city" as that term is defined in Section 349.01(M) of the Ohio Revised Code; and
WHEREAS, the Petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and the City Clerk's office as required by Section 349.03(A) of the Ohio Revised Code; and
WHEREAS, upon the filing of the Petition, the Columbus City Council, the "organizational board of commis...
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