Explanation
Background: The following legislation authorizes the City Attorney to file the necessary complaints for the appropriation of construction and permanent easements in and to real estate necessary for the Hap Cremean Raw Water Line project.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this project is from the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water , Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Funds.
Emergency Justification: Emergency legislation is being requested to allow acquisition of these parcels necessary for this project to proceed without delay in order to continue engineering design services for this project critical to providing increased safety to the water supply to the greater Columbus area.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to file the necessary complaints for the appropriation of construction and permanent easements in and to real estate necessary for the Hap Cremean Raw Water Line project and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio, a municipal corporation, is engaged in the acquisition of certain real property interests for the Hap Cremean Raw Water Line project; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Columbus, Ohio, adopted Resolution No. 0055X-2006, on the 3rd day of April, 2006, declaring the necessity and intent to appropriate the real property interests hereinafter described and the purpose of the appropriation, and notice of such adoption of said resolution has been served in accordance with Columbus City Code Sec. 909.03; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, in that it is necessary to appropriate such real property interests so that there will be no delay in the aforementioned project, and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That construction and...
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