EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing the FRA-CR96-1.71 Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Cassady Avenue Widening Project, Project No. 530103-100060 (PID 105732) (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of the Cassady Avenue corridor from the City of Bexley Corporation line to 7th Avenue (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 2113-2021 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0001X-2023 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. The City’s acquisition of the Real Estate will help make, improve, or repair certain portions of the public right-of-way of the Cassady Avenue corridor from the City of Bexley Corporation line to 7th Avenue which will be open to the public without charge.
The City Attorney, pursuant to Columbus City Code, Section 909.03, served notice to all of the owners of the Real Estate of the (i) Public Project’s public purpose and necessity, and (ii) adoption of Resolution 0001X-2023. However, the City Attorney was unable to either locate some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) or agree with some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to acquire the Real Estate is available through the Morse Rd TIF Ord 2179 01 ORC 40, Fund Number 7414 for Eighty percent (80%) of the total cost pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI001607-10 and the Streets and Highway G O Bonds Fund, Fund Number 7704 for Twenty percent (20%) of the total cost pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI001607-20 until the funds are depleted. Once the initial funds are depleted, additional funding is available through the Streets and Highway G O Bonds Fund, Fund Number 7704 for One Hundred...
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