Explanation
Background: The City desires to grant to the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (“ODOT”), one (1) aerial easement, 23-A, five (5) highway easements, 23-LA1, 23-LA2, 23-LA3, 23-LA4, and 25-LA and two (2) thirty-six month temporary construction easements, 23-T and 25-T (“Real Estate”) on city owned property (“Real Estate”). All of the Real Estate is located in the vicinity of the Interstate 70/71 corridor through downtown. The City and ODOT are currently engaged in a joint project to transform the I-70/71 corridor through downtown Columbus. The construction will encompass several individual projects and phases. As a part of ODOT’s FRA-70-13.10 Project (“Project”), the City will be granting the following parcels to ODOT: 23-A, a 0.860 acre aerial easement, 23-LA1, a 0.015 acre highway easement that is present road occupied, 23-LA2, a 0.018 acre highway easement that is present road occupied, 23-LA3, a 0.010 acre highway easement that is present road occupied, 23-LA4, a 0.023 acre highway easement that is present road occupied, and 23-T, a 0.713 acre temporary construction easement all of which are part of Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-066781. The City will also be granting parcels 25-LA, a 0.074 acre highway easement, and 25-T, a 0.245 acre temporary construction easement both of which are part of Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-023620. For the parcels 23, ODOT will be executing subordination agreements, approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers, to subordinate these interests to the maintenance and operation of the Floodwall.
The City previously passed ordinance number 0340-2020 authorizing the Department of Finance and Management to execute Right of Entry agreements necessary for ODOT to immediately access the above-referenced City-owned property for the FRA-70-13.10 Project. These Right of Entry Agreements, granted in March of 2020 and extended in November 2020, contemplated these future conveyances to ODOT.
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