Explanation
BACKGROUND:
City Ordinance Number 1996-2012 authorized the Columbus City Attorney (“Attorney”) to engage in the acquisition of certain fee simple title and lesser real estate interests (collectively, “Property”) for the City of Columbus, Ohio (“City”), Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction, Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hard Road Phase-A/Sawmill Road - Smoky Row Road (PID 598095-10000) Public Project (“Public-Project”). However, the Attorney was unable to locate some of the Property’s owners or agree with some of the Property’s owners regarding the amount of just compensation for the Property.
As a result, the City’s Council passed City Resolution Number 0218X-2013, and City Resolution Number 0264X-2013, which each declared the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate the Property. Furthermore, pursuant to Columbus City Code, Section 909.03, the Attorney served notice to the Property’s owners of the: (I) public purpose for the Public-Project and Property’s appropriation; and (II) adoption of City Resolutions 0218X-2013 and 0264X-2013. Therefore, the City’s Attorney is authorized to spend City funds and file necessary complaints for the appropriation and necessity of the Property for the City’s Public-Project.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Public-Project’s funding will come from the Department of Public Service’ Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund Number 765.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested to allow for the appropriation and acquisitions of the Property necessary for the Public-Project to proceed without delay, which will preserve the public peace, property, health, safety, and welfare.
Title
This ordinance: (I) authorizes the Columbus City Attorney to file complaints for the appropriation of fee simple title and lesser real property interests necessary for the City’s Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction, Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hard Road Phase-A/Sawm...
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