EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service is engaged in the Intersection Improvements - Georgesville Road at Holt Road (FRA-Georgesville/Holt PID 94913) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests (collectively, “Real Estate”), which are located in the general vicinity of Georgesville Road and Holt Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228, in order for the Department of Public Service to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number Ordinance Number 2463-2014 on November 10, 2014, authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate in good faith.
The City also previously adopted Resolution Number 0248x-2014 on January 12, 2015, declaring the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. However, since the adoption of Resolution Number 0248x-2014, there have been some modifications to the Public Project necessitating subsequent legislative intent to appropriate the modified Real Estate. In addition to the Real Estate described in Resolution 0248x-2014 but except as superseded by the modified Real Estate further described in this resolution, it is the City’s intent to appropriate the modified Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to perform either of the following: (i) locate the owners of the modified Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the modified Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation for the Real Estate. Accordingly, this resolution declares the City’s immediate necessity and intent to appropriate and accept the modified Real Estate in order for the Department of Public Service to timely complete the Public Project.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ?: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allowing for the Department of Public Service to complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay, whic...
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