Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) is performing the Big Walnut Preservation Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The Public Project will provide high quality stream corridor protection for the benefit of the Big Walnut watershed. The City must acquire in good faith and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Stygler Road, Columbus, Ohio 43230, (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for CRPD to complete the Public Project. The City previously passed Ordinance Number 1894-2016 which authorized CRPD to enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission to complete the Public Project. Furthermore, the City Attorney’s Office, Real Estate Division, reviewed the Real Estate and determined that it may cost up to Two Hundred and Eighty-four Thousand, Three Hundred and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($284,300.00) to acquire the Real Estate. Accordingly, CRPD requested the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate in good faith and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) in order for CPRD to timely complete the Public Project.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CRPD determined the funding for the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate will come from CRPD’s Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 2283 and the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate in good faith so that CRPD may 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 spend City funds to acquire and accept in good faith certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Stygler Road, Columbus, Ohio 43230, and to contract for associated professional services in order for CRPD to timely complete the Bi...
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