...Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is performing the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Alum Creek Drive - Frebis to Refugee (FRA-CR122-6.22/PID 84017) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire title to certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located along the public right-of-way of Alum Creek Drive from Frebis Avenue to Refugee Road, Columbus, Ohio 43207 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 2689-2014 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. The City also adopted Resolution Numbers 0232x-2015 and 0032x-2016 declaring the City’s (i) public purpose and necessity of the Public Project, and (ii) intent to appropriate the Real Estate. The City’s acquisition of the Real Estate will help make, improve, or repair certain portions of Alum Creek Drive’s public roadway and associated appurtenances, which will be open to the public without charge.
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 0232x-2015 and 0032x-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 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI000023-10.
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.
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