Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus ("City") is the owner of certain real property totaling approximately 16.9 + acres, located in the vicinity of Tyler Henry Drive and Oliver Winchester Drive, adjacent to that real property commonly known as Pickerington Ponds. The Board of Park Commissioners of The Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District ("Metro Parks"), owner of Pickerington Ponds, has requested the City grant the subject 16.9 + acre parcel for use in an Ohio EPA funded wetland restoration project. Metro Parks, who is also the owner of a 16.9 + acre parcel of land located in the vicinity of Spangler Road and Palisades Avenue (adjacent to the City owned "Three Creeks Park"), proposes a trade of the aforementioned parcels. The Recreation and Parks Department has determined that the exchange of subject properties will not adversely affect the City and should be granted. It has been suggested that the property to be received would be valuable to the City for future extensions of the ball fields at Sycamore Fields. The exchange will equally benefit both the City and Metro Parks, therefore no money will be involved. This legislation authorizes the Executive Director of the Recreation Department to execute those document necessary to the exchange subject real properties.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested as not to unduly delay the Metro Park's schedule to commence development of the subject wetlands in Spring of 2005 nor delay the benefit to the City from the proposed exchange of property.
Title
To authorize the Executive Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to execute those documents necessary to grant 16.9 + acres of City owned property located in the vicinity of Pickerington Ponds, in exchange for a deed of equal acreage to be granted to the Board of Park Commissioners of The Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District; to waive the Land Review Commission...
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