City of Columbus - File #: 0075-2011

• File #: 0075-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/11/2011
• In control: Minority and Business Development Committee
• On agenda: 1/31/2011
• Final action: 2/2/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a contract with the Discovery Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. for the implementation of services set forth in the District Plan; to direct the City Auditor to appropriate and expend up to $600,000.00 from assessments levied from property owners; and to declare an emergency. ($600,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/2/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/1/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
1/31/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
1/31/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
1/19/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/19/2011	1	Dev Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/18/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/18/2011	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/18/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent
1/18/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/18/2011	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/13/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/12/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/12/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/11/2011	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/11/2011	1	DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/11/2011	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: In 2003 the Discovery District Development Corporation asked Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation to initiate an effort to work with Discovery District property owners to create a Special Improvement District (SID) on the east side of downtown. Property owners were surveyed and overwhelmingly were in support of seeing a proposal to create a SID. The SID was created for a five year period and has been very successful. The SID property decided to terminate the existing Plan for Improvements and Services a year early and reauthorize the Discovery Special Improvement District for an additional five year period, with slightly different boundaries, but still called the Discovery Special Improvement District. The property owners initiated a one-petition process to reauthorize the SID in which at least 60% of the property owners within the District signed that they are interested in reauthorizing the SID and approving the Articles of Incorporation. This petition was accepted and approved by Columbus City Council by Ordinance 0479-2010, passed April 5, 2010. Another action required by the Ohio Revised Code is the approval of the Plan for Improvements and Services and the inclusion of City owned property in said plan. This legislation was approved by Columbus City Council by Resolution No. 0033X-2010, passed April 5, 2010. The third piece of legislation was to declare the necessity to implement the Plan of Services adopted by the Discovery Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc., and to levy a special assessment for the services. This legislation was approved by Columbus City Council by Resolution No. 0059X-2010, passed May 10, 2010. A final piece of legislation, providing for the levy of assessment to property owners, was approved by City Council by Ordinance No. 0888-2010, passed June 21, 2010. Each assessment is to be returned to the SID for operational requirements as set forth in the District Plan.

This legislatio...