Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to enter into a Second Amendment to the Annexation Agreement entered into between the city and Blendon Township on June 22, 2021, which was authorized by ordinance 1433-2021 passed June 14, 2021 (the “Agreement”) and subsequently amended by ordinance 2445-2022 passed September 12, 2022. The Department of Development has determined that it is necessary to amend the Agreement to address parcels owned by utilities that require boundary conformance, the boundaries of which parcels Blendon and Columbus intend to be conformed to Columbus. This legislation further authorizes the Director of Development to submit a petition to the Board of Franklin County Commissioners to undertake boundary conformance for said parcels.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact from the Agreement.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into an amendment to the Annexation Agreement entered into between the city and Blendon Township on June 22, 2021 and subsequently amended by ordinance 2445-2022 passed September 12, 2022 in order to include two additional parcels unintentionally omitted from the agreement, and upon execution of the amendment to the agreement, to submit a petition to the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County requesting a change in the boundary lines of Montgomery Township so as to make the boundary lines identical with the corporate limits of the city of Columbus ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus and Blendon Township are contiguous political subdivisions in Franklin County that, in some cases, have overlapping boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Columbus and Blendon Township entered into an Annexation Agreement on June 22, 2021 as authorized by ordinance 1433-2021 passed June 14, 2021 (the “Agreement”) and subsequently amended by ordinance 2445-2022 passed September 12, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement requires Columbus conform the boundaries of all remaining pas...
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