EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) is performing the Big Walnut Sanitary Trunk Extension Phase 2 Project (CIP 650033-100002) (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Lee Road from Central College Road to Smothers Road, Columbus, Ohio 43081, (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPU to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 0170-2020 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution Number 0014X-2021 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. The City’s acquisition of the Real Estate will help make, improve, or repair certain portions of the public sewer infrastructure of Lee Road from Central College Road to Smothers Road, Columbus, Ohio 43081.
The City Attorney, pursuant to Columbus City Code, Section 909.03, served notice to all of the owners of the Real Estate of the (i) Public Project’s public purpose and necessity, and (ii) adoption of Resolution Number 0014X-2021. However, the City Attorney was unable to either locate some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) or agree with some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to acquire the Real Estate is available through the Sanitary General Obligation Bond Fund, Fund Number 6109 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI001318.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allow DPU to timely complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and lesser real estate necessary to timely complete the Big Walnut Sanitary Trunk Extension Pha...
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