Explanation
Background: The following legislation authorizes the City Attorney to file the necessary complaints for the appropriation of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to real estate necessary for the Hard Road Phase C Improvement Project and expend up to $1,150,385.00 for this purpose.
Fiscal Impact: This is a City/State/Federal participation project that is being administered by the City of Columbus. Eighty percent (80%) of the total right-of-way cost for this phase of the project will be paid from federal funds and the City will pay the remaining twenty percent (20%) of the cost. Ordinance 1051-2004 passed by City Council July 19, 2004, provided $1,860,000.00 from the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund for right-of-way acquisition purposes for this project. The current balance of the Auditor's Certificate created by that legislation is $339,878.75. This ordinance increases this certificate by $810,506.25 (the difference between $1,150,385.00 and $339,878.75). Sufficient appropriation authority exists for this increase by virtue of Ordinance 2223-2004 passed by Council December 13, 2004.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the acquisition of the parcels necessary for this project to proceed without delay in order to take full advantage of this year's construction season.
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To increase an existing Auditor's Certificate created to fund acquisition-related expenses for the Hard Road Phase C Improvement project, to authorize the City Attorney to file the necessary complaints for the appropriation of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to real estate necessary for this project, to authorize the expenditure of $1,150,385.00 from the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,150,385.00).
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio, a municipal corporation, is engaged in the acquisition of certain real property interests for the Hard Road Phase C I...
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