Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus, Ohio (“City”), an Ohio municipal corporation, is undertaking the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Blacklick Creek Sanitary Interceptor Sewer Project (CIP 650034), which improves sanitary sewer infrastructure (“Project”). In order to complete the Project, the City must acquire certain real property interests in the vicinity of Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road, Blacklick, Ohio 43004 (collectively, “Property”). Therefore, this ordinance authorizes the Columbus City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and spend money for the Project’s acquisition costs of the Property.
FISCAL IMPACT: The City determined that funding for the acquisition of the Property needed for the Project will come from the transfer within and expenditure of the following funds:
1. Sanitary Sewer General Obligation Bond Fund | Fund 664
2. Sanitary Sewer Build America Bond Fund | Fund 668
3. Sanitary Sewer Super Build America Bond Fund | Fund 669
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order for the City to immediately acquire the Property necessary for the City to complete the Project, which preserves the public health, peace, property, and safety.
Title
To authorize the Columbus City Attorney to acquire certain fee simple title and lesser interests from portions of real property; to contract for professional services; to authorize a transfer and expenditure up to Two Hundred Forty Thousand, Four Hundred six and 06/100 U.S. Dollars for costs relating to the acquisition of certain real property interests to complete the Blacklick Creek Sanitary Interceptor Sewer Project (CIP 650034); and to declare an emergency. ($240,406.06)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio (“City”), an Ohio municipal corporation, is undertaking the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Blacklick Creek Sanitary Interceptor Sewer Pr...
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