EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the Poindexter Village Roadways Phase 2 (PID 590416-100003) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinity of Mount Vernon Avenue and Ohio Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43203 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. Furthermore, the City passed Ordinance Number 2965-2015 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire in good faith the Real Estate. Accordingly, the City intends to appropriate and accept 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 for the Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire and accept 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 to timely complete the Poindexter Village Roadways Phase 2 Public Improvement Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to improve the real estate in the vicinity of Mount Vernon Avenue and Ohio Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43203 by allowing the Department of Public Service (DPS) to engage in the Poindexter Village Roadways Phase 2 (PID 590416-100003) Public Improvement Project (i.e. Public Project);
WHEREAS, the City, pursuant to the passage of Ordinance Number 2965-2015, intends for the City Attorney to acquire in good faith the necessary fee simple title and lesser property interests located in the vicinity...
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