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BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing Operation Sidewalks - School Sidewalks Improvements of Olive Street and Floral Avenue Project (Project No. P590955-100034) (“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. Accordingly, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
...TITLE
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real estate in order to complete the Operation Sidewalks - School Sidewalks Improvements of Olive Street and Floral Avenue Project. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the City intends to improve certain public right-of-way by allowing the Department of Public Service (“DPS”) to engage in the Operation Sidewalks - School Sidewalks Improvements of Olive Street and Floral Avenue Project (Project No. P590955-100034) (“Public Project”); and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to acquire the necessary 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, (“Real Estate”) to improve safety for those that walk to and from school, in order to complete the Public Project; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the Real Estate’s acquisition to help make, improve, or repair certain portions of public ...
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