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File #: 0010-2024    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 12/12/2023 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 1/8/2024 Final action: 1/10/2024
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 Operation Sidewalks - School Sidewalks Improvements of Olive Street and Floral Avenue Project (PID 113737) (Project No. 590955-100034); to authorize an expenditure of $2,752.00 from existing ACDI001779-10; and to declare an emergency. ($2,752.00)
EXPLANATION

BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing the Operation Sidewalks - School Sidewalks Improvements of Olive Street and Floral Avenue Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Olive Street from Powell Avenue to Wayne Avenue and along Floral Avenue from Oakley Avenue to Highland Avenue
(collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1445-2022 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0180X-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 Olive Street from Powell Avenue to Wayne Avenue and along Floral Avenue from Oakley Avenue to Highland 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 0180X-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 Streets and Highways GO Bond Fund, Fund Number 7704 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI001779-10.

EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allow DPS to timely complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay in order to meet the right-of-way clear date of March 1, 2024, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.

TITLE

To authorize t...

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