EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) is performing the Sunbury/Mock Home Sewage Treatment Systems (HSTS) Elimination Project, Project No. 650895-100007 (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Agler Road to approximately 250 feet north of Mock road; along Mock Road from Sunbury Road to Bar Harbor Road; from Glenoak Drive approximately 1,200 feet south along Sunbury Road; and along Glenoak Drive and Sycamore Knoll Drive (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPU to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Numbers 3051-2023 and 3287-2024 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate and Resolution number 0019X-2025 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. Accordingly, 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.
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 0019X-2025. 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 GO Bond Fund, Fund Number 6109, pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI002480.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not applicable.
TITLE
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to immediately appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and lesser real estate necessary to timely complete the Sunbury/Mock Home Sewage Treatmen...
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