Explanation
Background: The following is an ordinance to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend the monies for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the Alum Creek Corridor Preservation - Mock to Innis Park project.
Fiscal Impact: The Recreation and Parks Department, has determined funding for this project will be from the Alum Creek Corridor Preservation Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow certain acquisition activities, including closing transactions, to meet their established deadlines as contracted.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend $485,835.00 from the Alum Creek Corridor Preservation Fund for costs in connection with the Alum Creek Corridor Preservation - Mock to Innis Park, and to declare an emergency. ($485,835.00).
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is engaged in the Alum Creek Corridor Preservation - Mock to Innis Park; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate and to contract for the aforesaid professional services necessary in connection with said project for the preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Attorney be, and hereby is, authorized to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate and to contract for the professional services necessary in connection with the Alum Creek Corridor Preservation - Mock to Innis Park Project, #515764.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $485,835.00, or so much thereof as...
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