Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus, Ohio, Recreation and Parks Department (“City”), is undertaking efforts to create a unique, natural parkland area in the vicinity of Hayden Run Falls by demolishing buildings, removing invasive vegetation species, and restoring a floodplain meadow (“Project”). As part of those efforts the City will obtain a grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission as authorized by Ordinance No. 1970-2013, to assist in acquiring approximately 3.6 acres of real property located at 4573 Hayden Run Road, Columbus, Ohio [Franklin County Tax Parcels 560-253308 & 200-003451] (“Property”). Therefore, this ordinance authorizes the Columbus City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and spend monies for the Project’s real property acquisition costs.
FISCAL IMPACT: The City determined the Project’s funding will be from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 286.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to provide for the immediate acquisition of the Property necessary to complete the Project, which will preserve the public health, peace, property, and safety.
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To authorize the Columbus City Attorney to acquire certain fee simple title and lesser interests of certain real property located at 4573 Hayden Run Road, Columbus, Ohio, for public parkland; to contract for professional services; to authorize the expenditure of up to Five Hundred Forty Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars for costs relating to the acquisition of the real property; and to declare an emergency. ($540,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio, Recreation and Parks Department (“City”), is undertaking a public project to create a unique, natural parkland area in the vicinity of Hayden Run Falls by demolishing buildings, removing invasive vegetation species, and restoring a floodplain meadow (“Project”);
WHEREAS, in order to complete the Project, the City will obtain a grant fr...
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