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BACKGROUND:
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) is engaged in purchasing real estate located at 833 St. Clair Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201 {Franklin county parcel number 010-044902-00}. The property is located adjacent to the Milo-Grogan Community Recreation Center and the acquisition of the property will allow for future expansion. The City must acquire in good faith and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located at 833 St. Clair Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for CRPD to complete the acquisition. Accordingly, CRPD 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 CRPD to timely complete the acquisition of the property.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$36,000.00 is required and budgeted in the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702 to meet the financial obligations of these various expenditures.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allow CRPD to timely complete the purchase of the Real Estate without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to spend City funds to acquire and accept in good faith certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located at 833 St. Clair Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201 and contract for associated professional services in order for CRPD to timely complete the acquisition of the property; and to declare an emergency. ($36,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City intends to allow for the future expansion of the Milo-Grogan Community Recreation Center by allowing the Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) to purchase adjacent real estate located at 833 St. Clair Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to acq...
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