Explanation
Background: The following legislation authorizes the City Attorney to file the necessary complaints for the appropriation of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to real estate necessary for the relocation of certain public street as part of the Gateway Area Revitalization Initiative Project.Fiscal Impact: N/AEmergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the City of Columbus to meet its commitments pursuant to the Economic Development Agreement, the Gateway Area Revitalization Initiative, which includes certain appropriation proceedings, without delay,
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to file the necessary complaints for the appropriation of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to real estate necessary for the relocation of certain public street as part of the Gateway Area Revitalization Initiative Project, and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio, a municipal corporation, is engaged in the acquisition of certain real property interests for the relocation of certain public street as part of the Gateway Area Revitalization Initiative Project; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Columbus, Ohio, adopted Resolution No. 214X-02, on the 13th day of January, 2003, declaring the necessity and intent to appropriate the real property interests hereinafter described and the purpose of the appropriation, and notice of such adoption of said resolution has been served in accordance with Columbus City Code Sec. 909.03; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Trade and Development, in that it is necessary to appropriate such real property interests so that there will be no delay in the aforementioned project, for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That fee simple title and lesser interests in and to the fo...
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