Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The city’s Department of Public Service and Department of Development are engaged in the redevelopment of the American Addition Subdivision, which is located in the general vicinity of Maryland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219. Specifically, the Department of Public Service is engaged in four (4) phases of the American Addition Infrastructure Improvement (PID 590131-10003/2639 Dr E) Public Project (“Public Project”). The city passed Ordinance Number 0652-2012 on April 2, 2012, which generally authorized the City Attorney to spend city funds to acquire the fee simple title and lesser real property interests to complete all four (4) phases of the Public Project (collectively, “Real Estate”). The City Attorney previously acquired all of the Real Estate associated with Phase 1 of the Public Project. The City Attorney is presently engaged in acquiring the Real Estate necessary to complete Phases Two (2) and Three (3) of the Public Project. The City also adopted Resolution Number 0139x-2014 on September 8, 2014, Resolution Number 0001x-2015 on January 12, 2015, and Resolution Number 0090x-2015 on April 27, 2015, which collectively 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 Numbers 0139x-2014, 0001x-2015, and 0090x-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.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to appropriate the Real Estat...
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