...EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is performing the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Waggoner Road Shared Use Path (PID 590105-100071) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of the public right-of-way of Waggoner Road, Columbus, Ohio 43004 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1379-2016 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. The acquisition of the Real Estate will help make, improve, or repair certain portions of the Waggoner Road public roadway and associated appurtenances, which will be open to the public without charge. Accordingly, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation for the Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allowing DPS to timely complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
...TITLE
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real estate in order to complete the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Waggoner Road Shared Use Path Public Improvement Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
...BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair certain public roadway and associated appurtenances by completing the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Waggoner Road Shared Use Path (PID 590105-100071) Public Improvement Project (i.e. Public Project);
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to acquire the neces...
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