Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The city passed Ordinance Number 1570-2011 on October 3, 2011, which authorized the City Attorney to engage in the acquisition of certain fee simple and lesser real estate title interests (collectively, "Real Estate") in order for the Department of Public Service to complete the Merryhill Roadway Improvement - Miscellaneous Right-of-Way (PID 530161-100072) Public Project (“Public Project”). The Real Estate is located in the vicinity of Merryhill Drive and Chancery Way, Columbus, Ohio 43219. The city also adopted Resolution Number 0041x-2015 on February 23, 2015, which declared the city’s (i) public purpose and necessity of the Public Project; and (ii) intent to appropriate the Real Estate.
Pursuant to Columbus City Code, Section 909.03, the City Attorney served notice to all of the Real Estate’s owners of the (i) Public Project’s public purpose and necessity; and (ii) adoption of Resolution Number 0041x-2015. However, the City Attorney was unable to either locate some of the Real Estate’s owners or agree with some of the Real Estate’s owners regarding the amount of just compensation paid by the city for the Real Estate. Accordingly, this ordinance authorizes the City Attorney to spend city funds and file necessary complaints to appropriate the Real Estate.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to appropriate the Real Estate will come from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund, Fund Number 704.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: The City Attorney’s office requests emergency designation to allow for the appropriation and acquisition of the Real Estate necessary for the Public Project to proceed without delay, which will preserve the public peace, property, health, safety, and welfare.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to appropriate fee simple and lesser real estate title interests necessary for the Department of Public Service to complete the Merryhill Roadway Improvement - Miscellaneous Right-of-Way (PID 530161-10007...
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