Explanation
Background: South Side Settlement, an Ohio non-profit corporation, is the owner of that real property commonly known as 310 Innis Avenue, located at the northwestern corner of Innis Avenue and Washington Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The site is comprised of eleven (11) Franklin County Tax Parcels totaling approximately .917 acres, and contains a 22,335 square foot commercial building and a 1,120 square foot house. Built in 1979, the main building has served as a settlement house providing numerous social service programs to the neighborhood. Due to current economic conditions and cuts in support funding over the course of several years, South Side Settlement has not been able to support the maintenance of the building. The current building improvements suffer from functional obsolescence and significant deferred maintenance. South Side Settlement desires to donate the property to the City of Columbus to be used to assist the City in providing a variety of social service programs in an effort to revitalize this south side neighborhood.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to negotiate and execute those documents as are necessary and approved by the Department of Law, Division of Real Estate to accept and obtain title to that real property containing eleven parcels and commonly known as 310 Innis Avenue from South Side Settlement.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to enable the Director of Finance and Management to immediately begin the processes required to accept and obtain title to the property.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to accept and obtain title to that real property commonly known as 310 Innis Avenue from the South Side Settlement; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the South Side Settlement, an Ohio non-profit corporation, successor in interest to the South Side Settlement Foundation, desires to donate that r...
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