Explanation
BACKGROUND: Hilliard Grand Apartments, LLC (the "Developer") owns or controls approximately 85.34± acres in the City of Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio, and has requested that the City of Columbus, Ohio (the "City") execute and sign a petition in its capacity as the proximate city to be presented to the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio to create a new community authority under the provisions of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 349 for the benefit of the City of Hilliard. The City of Hilliard has recommended and supports the creation of the new community authority. The City of Columbus is a "proximate city" under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 349 as the largest city in the county, and the City's approval for the creation of such authority is required in order to proceed.
A proposed petition has been presented in its entirety to the City, and an explanation of the proposed new community authority has been made to City officers by the Developer and the Developer's counsel, and such proposed petition is on file with the Clerk of Council.
Emergency action is requested to allow the Developer to file the petition prior to the next meeting of the County Commissioners and to allow quick completion of the process so collection of assessments can begin immediately.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To authorize and direct the Clerk of Council to execute and sign a petition on behalf of the City of Columbus to be presented to the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio by Hilliard Grand Apartments, LLC to create a new community authority named the "West Hilliard Community Authority" under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 349 for the benefit of the City of Hilliard; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Hilliard Grand Apartments, LLC (the "Developer") owns or controls approximately 85.34± acres in the City of Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio, and has requested that the City of C...
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