EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) Sidewalks Phase-2 (PID 590105-100042) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinities of Dierker Road and Kenny Road, Columbus, Ohio 43220 and East Campus View Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43235 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order to for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1003-2015 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0236x-2015 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. However, DPS modified the Public Project requiring the City to acquire and accept certain additional or modified fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinities of Dierker Road and Kenny Road, Columbus, Ohio 43220 and East Campus View Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43235 (collectively, “Modified Real Estate”) since the adoption of Resolution 0236x-2015. Accordingly, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Modified Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (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 Modified Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire and accept the Modified Real Estate and allowing the Public Project to be completed without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate and accept certain additional or modified fee simple title and lesser real property interests in order to timel...
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