...EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the Citywide Curb Ramps (PID 530087-100002) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinities of the public right-of-ways of Schrock Road, Columbus, Ohio 43229 and Agler Road, Columbus, Ohio 43218 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Numbers 2126-2013 and 2137-2015 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0202x-2016 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 Schrock Road and Alger Road’s public roadways and associated appurtenances, 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 0202x-2016. 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 appropriate the Real Estate will come from the Roadway Improvements Misc. ROW Acquisitions pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI000084-10.
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 Citywide Curb Ramps (PID 530087-100002) Public Improvement Project. ($1,444.00)
...BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair certain public right-of-ways by completing the Citywide Curb Ramps...
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