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 estate interests located in the vicinities of the public right-of-ways of Dierker Road and Kenny Road, Columbus, Ohio 43220 and East Campus View Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43235 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1003-2015 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. The City also adopted Resolution Numbers 0236x-2015 and 0087x-2016 declaring the City’s (i) public purpose and necessity of the Public Project, and (ii) intent to appropriate the Real Estate.
The City Attorney, pursuant to Columbus City Code, Section 909.03, served notice to all of the owners of the Real Estate of the (i) Public Project’s public purpose and necessity, and (ii) adoption of Resolution Numbers 0236x-2015 and 0087x-2016. 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.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding to appropriate the Real Estate will come from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allowing DPS to timely complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to immediately appropriate and accept fee simple and lesser real estate title interests necessary to timely complete the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - COTA Sidewalks Phase-2 - Public Improvement Project; and a...
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