Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City’s Recreation and Parks Department (“CRPD”) is engaged in acquiring real estate as part of the Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) Clean Ohio Conservation Fund (Round 15) - Refugee Road, Mason Run Preservation Project (“Public Project”). The City previously passed Ordinance Numbers 0330-2021 and 2312-2021 authorizing the Director of CRPD to apply for funding through OPWC, execute a grant with OPWC, and appropriate the grant and matching funds for the purchase of approximately 78.6 acres from the owner of property located at Refugee Road, Hamilton Road Rear, and Kimberly Parkway {Franklin County Tax Parcel Nos. 010-270940, 010-270941, 010-009636, 010-100787, and 010-117306, Refugee Road Partners III Corp, LLC, an Ohio corporation (“Real Estate”). CRPD has successfully negotiated a purchase contract for the purchase of the Real Estate. CRPD now requests the City Attorney’s Real Estate Division acquire the Real Estate in good faith and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) as part of the closing so that CRPD can timely complete the Public Project. Further as a condition of the grant, the Director of CRPD will be required to place a deed restriction on the Real Estate, preserving the Real Estate as greenspace.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: The acceptance and appropriation of grant and matching funds was authorized by Ordinance Number 2312-2021. This ordinance is contingent on Ordinance Number 2312-2021. This ordinance will authorize an additional $85,000.00 towards the grant match. $1,525,000.00 is budgeted and available from within the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 2283 and Voted Bond Fund 7702 to meet the financial obligations of this acquisition.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allow the Recreation and Parks Department to timely complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay, whi...
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