Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus is engaged in that project identified as the Alum Creek Bikeway (Mock Park to Easton) Project. The following is an ordinance to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend the monies for payment of acquisition costs in connection with the Alum Creek Bikeway (Mock Park to Easton) Project.
Fiscal Impact:
The Recreation and Parks Department has determined that funding for this project will be from the Recreation and Parks Voted 1995/1999 Bond Fund.
Emergency Justification:
Emergency action is requested in order to provide for the immediate acquisition of real property interests necessary to the City's project in order to preserve public health, peace, property and safety.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services and to expend $501,850.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted 1995/1999 Bond Fund for costs in connection with the Alum Creek Bikeway (Mock Park to Easton) Project, and to declare an emergency. ($501,850.00).
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, The Recreation and Parks Department is engaged in the Alum Creek Bikeway (Mock Park to Easton) Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of The Recreation and Parks Department, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate and to contract for the aforesaid professional services necessary in connection with said project for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Attorney be, and hereby is, authorized to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to certain parcels of real estate and to contrac...
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