EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing the Sinclair Road Sidewalks Project, Project No. 530161-100153 (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Sinclair Road between Morse Road and Lincoln Avenue (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Numbers 1849-2018 and 0008-2022 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0011X-2023 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. The City’s acquisition of the Real Estate will help make, improve, or repair certain portions of the public right-of-way in the vicinity of Sinclair Road between Morse Road and Lincoln Avenue which will be open to the public without charge.
The City Attorney, pursuant to Columbus City Code, Section 909.03, served notice to all of the owners of the Real Estate of the (i) Public Project’s public purpose and necessity, and (ii) adoption of Resolution 0011X-2023. However, the City Attorney was unable to either locate some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) or agree with some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to acquire the Real Estate is available through the Morse Rd TIF Ord 2179- 01, Fund Number 7414 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI000612-10.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not applicable.
TITLE
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to immediately appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and lesser real estate necessary to timely complete the Sinclair Road Sidewalks Project; to authorize an expenditure of Three Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-five and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($3,365.00).
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair certain public right-of-ways by comp...
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