EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is engaged in the Hamilton Road-Phase B, S-Curve (PID 530103-100055), Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinity of Hamilton Road, Columbus, Ohio 43054 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1824-2015 on July 27, 2015, authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation for the Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allowing the Public Project to be completed without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To declare the City’s immediate necessity and intent to appropriate and accept fee simple title and lesser real property interests in order for the Department of Public Service to timely complete the Hamilton Road-Phase B, S-Curve Public Improvement Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to reroute portions of the public right-of-way of Hamilton Road by allowing the Department of Public Service (i.e. DPS) to engage in the Hamilton Road-Phase B, S-Curve (PID 530103-100055), Public Improvement Project (i.e. Public Project);
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to acquire the necessary fee simple title and lesser property interests (i.e. Real Estate) in order to complete the Public Project;
WHEREAS, in order to for DPS to timely complete the Public Project, the City ...
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