Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) is engaged in acquiring real estate for the Blacklick Creek Sanitary Subtrunk Rehabilitation project, C.I.P. No. 650725-100022 (“Public Project”). The City must acquire in good faith and accept certain fee simple and lesser real estate located along the North side of US-33 from approximately ¾ of mile North of Ebright Road to ½ mile south of Ebright Road. (collectively, “Real Estate”) for DPU to complete the Public Project. Accordingly, DPU requested the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate in good faith and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) in order for DPU to timely complete the Public Project in an amount up to $150,000.00.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Not applicable.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $150,000.00 is available and appropriated in the Sanitary Bond Fund, Fund 6109. An amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget is needed to align budget authority with the proper project. A transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Sanitary Bond Fund, Fund 6109, is needed to align cash and appropriation with the proper project.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency designation is requested to allow the sewer project to begin as soon as possible as previous sewer condition assessments revealed that the sewer is structurally compromised and in need of repair.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to spend City funds to acquire and accept in good faith certain fee simple and lesser real estate located on the North side of US-33 from just north of Ebright Road to just south of Ebright Road, and to contract for associated professional services in order for the Department of Public Utilities to timely complete the acquisition of Real Estate for the Blacklick Creek Sanitary Subtrunk Rehabilitation project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer ...
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