Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the Pedestrian Safety Improvement - Whittier Street Sidewalks - Lockbourne Road to Fairwood Avenue (PID 590105-100079) 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 Whittier Street, Lockbourne Road, and Fairwood, Columbus, Ohio 43206, in order for DPS to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 0581-2014 on March 24, 2014, which authorized the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. The City also adopted Resolution Number 0057x-2015 on March 9, 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 0057x-2015. However, the City Attorney was unable to either locate some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) or agree with some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation the City would pay for the Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding to appropriate the Real Estate will come from the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
The City Attorney requests emergency designation to allow for the appropriation and acquisition of the Real Estate necessary for DPS to complete the Public Project without unnecessary 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 and accept fee simple and lesser real estate title interests necessary for the Department of Public Service to timely complete the Pedestrian Safety...
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