EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Cleveland Avenue at Schrock Road (PID 530086-100025) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City is partnering with the City of Westerville, Ohio, an Ohio municipal corporation (“Westerville”), in completing the Public Project. The City and Westerville must acquire and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue and Schrock Road, Columbus, Ohio 43229 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order to timely complete the Public Project. The Real Estate will be acquired in either the names of the City or Westerville, and the City passed Ordinance Number 0297-2015 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate on behalf of the City and Westerville. The City needs to acquire and accept the certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue and Schrock Road, Columbus, Ohio 43229 (“Real Estate”). Accordingly, the City will appropriate 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.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allowing the Public Project to be completed without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests in order for the Department of Public Service to timely complete the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Cleveland Avenue at Schrock Road Public Improvement Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the C...
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