EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is engaged in the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hard Road Phase-A/Sawmill Road - Smoky Row Road Project (PID 598095-10000) (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of the public right-of-way of Hard Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Numbers 1996-2012 and 1627-2014 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0218X-2013 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. However, DPS pursuant to Franklin County Case No. 15CV-08703, modified the Public Project requiring the City to acquire and accept certain additional or modified fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of the public right-of-way of Hard Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235 subsequent to the adoption of Resolution 0218X-2013 (“Modified Real Estate”). Accordingly, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Modified Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Modified Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Modified Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation for the Modified Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allow DPS to timely complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate and accept certain additional or modified fee simple title and lesser real estate in order to complete Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hard Road Phase-A/Sawmill Road - Smoky Row Road Project (PID 598095-10000) (“Public Pro...
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