Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The City passed Ordinance Number 0878-2013 on April 29th, 2013, which authorized the City Attorney to engage in the acquisition of certain fee simple and lesser real estate title interests (collectively, the "Real Estate Interests") for the City's Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Williams Road Pump Station Force Main Improvements (CIP 650751-100001) Public Project (the "Public Project"). The City also adopted Resolution Number 0049x-2014 on April 21st, 2014, which declared the City’s (i) public purpose and necessity of the Public Project; and (ii) intent to appropriate the Real Estate Interests.
Pursuant to Columbus City Code, Section 909.03, the City Attorney served notice to all of the Real Estate Interests' owners of the (i) Public Project’s public purpose and necessity; and (ii) adoption of City Resolution 0049x-2014. However, the City Attorney was unable to either locate some of the Real Estate Interests' owners or agree with some of the Real Estate Interests' owners regarding the amount of just compensation paid by the City for the Real Estate Interests. Accordingly, this ordinance authorizes the City Attorney to spend City funds and file necessary complaints to appropriate the remainder of the Real Estate Interests for the Public Project.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to appropriate the Public Project’s Real Estate Interests will come from the City's Department of Public Utilities’ Sewerage and Drainage Obligation Bond Fund, Fund Number 664.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested to allow for the appropriation and acquisition of the Real Estate Interests necessary for the Public Project to proceed without delay, which will preserve the public peace, property, health, safety, and welfare.
Title
This ordinance authorizes the City Attorney to file complaints in order to appropriate the remainder of the fee simple and lesser real estate title interests necessary for the ...
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