Explanation
BACKGROUND: In September, 2014, Council Ordinance 2024-2014 authorized a partnership with the Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation (COCIC, the Franklin County Land Reutilization Program) to execute the Neighborhood initiative Program (NIP), a demolition grant funded by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. COCIC and the City’s land bank programs have worked together to demolished structures throughout the County, including a total of 160 structures either demolished or pending demolition in the City. The Director of the Department of Development now seeks authorization to enter into an agreement with COCIC to expand this partnership and expend up to $400,000 to demolish properties that are ineligible for the grant. Properties include those located within the City but fall outside the grant boundaries, demolitions that exceed the reimbursement cap, and court ordered demolitions.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available in the 2014 Capital Improvement Budget in Fund 782 Housing Preservation.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested to demolish vacant and abandoned structures as soon as possible.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation to provide funds to demolish structures located within the City of Columbus; to authorize the expenditure of $400,000 from the Housing Preservation Fund; to execute any and all documents necessary for conveyance of title to properties for demolition to the Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation; and to declare an emergency. ($400,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, as authorized by City Council Ordinance 0277-2013, the Director of the Department of Development was authorized to enter into a Master Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation (COCIC) to create a framework under which the City’s Land Reutilization Program and the C...
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