Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus ("City"), Division of Water ("DOW"), owns certain real property, approximately 94.99 acres, in northern Delaware County, commonly referred to as the "Zieg Farm". In an effort to expand the size of a future upground reservoir the DOW desires to exchange the "Zieg Farm", while reserving easement rights thereon, for a more ideal property, a 128 +/- acre parcel owned by Ms. Wahneta Jean A. Barnes. In order to complete this exchange on an even acre per acre basis, an additional 33.01 +/- acres will be conveyed to Ms. Barnes from a separate 150 +/- acre tract, which the City will acquire pursuant to a purchase contract it has Kenneth Lee Davis and Charlotte A. Davis, Co-Trustees, and as authorized under Ordinance No. 0555-2005. The result being an equal exchange of 128 acres for 128 acres. The DOW also desires to sell an additional 40 +/- acres from the 150 acre tract to Ms. Barnes for $189,892.00. The 40 +/- acres will not be needed for the future upground reservoir. As additional consideration, Ms. Barnes will convey waterline easements for additional properties in the area for which she has ownership rights and which are necessary for the upground reservoirs. The DOW has determined that the exchange of subject properties, the sale of the additional property, and the City's acceptance of the waterline easements is in the best interest of the City and should be allowed.
Fiscal Impact: $189, 982.00 to be paid to the City, subject to closing costs and tax pro-rations.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow this acquisition and closing to occur pursuant to the terms of the real estate purchase contract(s).
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute all deeds and ancillary documents, between the City and Wahneta Jean A. Barnes, necessary for the exchange of equal acres of real property; the sale of an additional 40 +/- acres to Ms. Barnes; the City's acceptan...
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