Explanation
Background: The following is an ordinance to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, to contract for professional services, and to expend the monies for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the Lower Big Walnut Creek Lockbourne Preservation Project.
Fiscal Impact: The Department of Recreation and Parks has determined that portions of the funding necessary for this project will come from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund and the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the acquisition of the parcels necessary for the aforementioned project to proceed without delay thereby allowing this project to move forward.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, to contract for professional services, and to expend a combined total of $408,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund and the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund for costs in connection with the Lower Big Walnut Creek Lockbourne Preservation Project; and to declare an emergency. ($408,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is engaged in the Lower Big Walnut Creek Lockbourne Preservation Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Recreation and Parks 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 necessar...
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