Explanation
As part of the final phase of the construction of the City Hall Campus project, the City is currently in the design process for the construction of a new office building at the corner of Front and Long Streets. This new building will allow the City to centralize its offices Downtown and will house operations of the Department of Building and Zoning, Department of Development, and Department of Public Service. The availability of convenient parking is a key tool for the functioning of the City’s core operations, is essential for recruiting and retaining qualified staff to work in downtown City offices, and is necessary to provide the public convenient access to City offices.
Due to the lack of availability of both public and private parking in the surrounding area sufficient to provide the capacity required to serve the needs of the City’s operations and the public conducting business with the City, it is necessary that the City builds a parking garage as part of the construction project to address the critical need for parking. The City has reached agreement with the State of Ohio to acquire four parcels at the northwest corner of Front and Long Streets housing a surface parking lot and containing approximately 0.807± acres and identified as Franklin County Tax Parcels 010-037038, 010-037037, 010-057660, and 010-013089.
The approximately 0.807± acres of real property will be transferred to City ownership in exchange for the City’s allocation of one hundred thirty (130) parking spaces to serve the needs of the State of Ohio offices located on Spring Street in the City’s new parking garage and for the City’s provision of ninety-seven (97) temporary replacement parking spaces for the State of Ohio during the construction of the new parking garage. The acquisition of this real property will allow the City to build a convenient, safe and secure parking facility of a sufficient size to support its core operations and will avoid the use of General Fund ...
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