City of Columbus - File #: 1683-2011

• File #: 1683-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/3/2011
• In control: Public Safety & Judiciary Committee
• On agenda: 10/17/2011
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney's Real Estate Division to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests needed for the "Arena West" Roadway Improvements - Neil Avenue project; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to hire professional services and negotiate with property owners to acquire the additional rights-of-way necessary to complete this project; to authorize the expenditure of $60,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to acquire the rights-of-way needed for this project from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund and to declare an emergency. ($60,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/19/2011	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
10/18/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/17/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/17/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
For the past several years the City of Columbus (the "City") and Nationwide Realty Investors (NRI) have been actively involved in the redevelopment of that area of the City now known as "the Arena District". As a part of this joint redevelopment project, the plans for the Arena West area include further improvements to Neil Avenue and Vine Street. These improvements to Neil Avenue are from a point approximately 300 feet south of Nationwide Boulevard to a point approximately100 feetnorth of Spruce Street. The improvements to Vine Street are from a point approximately600feet west of Neil Ave. to a point approximately400feet east of Neil. To facilitate the next phase of the Arena West Roadway Improvements the City will need to acquire small amounts of permanent road right-of-way, and temporary construction easements from private property owners. The following legislation authorizes the City Attorney's Office Real Estate Division to hire professional services and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete this roadway improvements project. This legislation also establishes $60,000.00 in City Attorney Real Estate Division expenditure authority for the acquisitions related to the Roadway Improvements of this site.

The Department of Public Service is currently finalizing construction plans for the next phase of the Arena West Roadway Improvements. Improvements to Neil Avenue include restriping south of Nationwide Blvd. to add a 3rd northbound (NB) thru lane and to realign NB left turn lane with below-mentioned lane improvements north of Nationwide Blvd.; replacing treed median with full depth pavement and restriping between Nationwide Blvd. and Brodbelt Lane to add a 2nd southbound (SB)left turn lane at Nationwide Blvd. and a 3rd NB thru lane; widening and restriping between Brodbelt Lane and Vine St. to add a 3rd SB thru lane; widening and restriping between Vine St. and Spruce St. to...