Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to acquire property located at 1465 Oakland Park Avenue as a future site for Fire Station 16. The City’s Fire Station 16, located 1130 E. Weber Road, was dedicated on June 14, 1953. Due to changes in Fire/EMS practices, equipment , and vehicles, the existing station is nearing the end of its useful life as a fire station. The present site is too small to allow for expansion of the existing building and cannot accommodate an adequate number of parking spaces to meet operational needs.
The City has looked at numerous properties in the service area over the past several years in an attempt to find a suitable location for a replacement fire station but none proved to be viable. A site has been identified, located at 1465 Oakland Park Avenue, Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-075666, that meets the location criteria of the Division of Fire and is of adequate size to accommodate construction of a modern Fire/EMS facility to serve the North Linden neighborhood.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to execute those documents necessary to purchase that real property from Ricardo’s Restaurant, Inc. and to expend up to $600,000.00 for the acquisition, all associated due diligence testing costs, and closing costs. Purchase contingencies include satisfactory review or completion of: Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I ESA and if necessary, Phase II) and geotechnical assessments of soil conditions.
Fiscal Impact: The Department of Finance and Management and Department of Public Safety has determined that funding for this project is available within the 2016 Public Safety G. O. Bond Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow this acquisition to proceed without delay to allow for timely design, construction, and occupancy by the Division of Fire at the earliest feasible date.
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