Explanation
BACKGROUND:
City Council has previously authorized Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation ("Capitol South") to create the Capitol South Downtown Housing Incentive Fund (the "Capitol South DHIF"). If financial assistance from the Capitol South DHIF to any one housing project exceeds $250,000, then the same requires the approval of the Capitol South Board of Managing Trustees and the City, acting through its Director of Finance. Capitol South proposes to provide $660,000 of financial assistance, in the form of a low-interest loan, to Grant Partners LLC, an Ohio limited liability company organized and owned by George D. Berardi or his affiliates (the "Developer"). The Developer has acquired the property at the southeast corner of Grant and Walnut Streets and proposes to develop the same with a seven story structure containing 44 residential condominium units, some for sale and some for market-rate rental. The design of the project has been approved by the Downtown Commission. The requisite approval has been requested from the City.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance to approve the provision by Capitol South of $660,000 of assistance from the Capitol South Downtown Housing Incentive Fund for the development of a seven story structure at the southeast corner of Grant and Walnuts Streets with 44 residential condominium units; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus (the "City") and Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation ("Capitol South") are parties to an Operative Agreement, dated to be effective June 30, 2001, which among other things provides for the creation of the Capitol South Downtown Housing Incentive Fund (the "Capitol South DHIF"); and
WHEREAS, the Operative Agreement requires the approval of the Capitol South Board of Managing Trustees and the City, acting through its Director of ...
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