Explanation
1. Background:
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County asking that the City sell the unimproved east/west alley east of North 17th Street between East Long Street and Almond Alley, and the unimproved north/south alley north of Almond Alley and east of North 17th Street. Transfer of these rights-of-way will allow for the development and rehabilitation of property currently owned by The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County. Per current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities and the applicable area commission, before it was determined that, subject to the retention of a general utility easement for those utilities currently located within these rights-of-way the City will not be adversely affected by the transfer of these rights-of-way. Then Department of Public Service submitted a request to the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, asking that they establish a value for these rights-of-way. A value of $5,564.00 was established for these rights-of-way. After review of the request, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the above referenced rights-of-way be transferred to The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County for $5,564.00.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
The City will receive a total of $5,564.00 that will be deposited in Fund 748, Project 537650, as consideration for the transfer of the requested rights-of-way.
3. EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested to allow this transfer to occur as soon as possible, thereby allowing The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County to complete their transfer and allow The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County to proceed with construction plans without further delay in order to avoid incurring additional costs that would place a strain on the project budget.
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