...EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is performing the Woodward Avenue Sanitary Sewer (CIP 650570-100000) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Brentnell Avenue and Woodward Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPU to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 2113-2016 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. The acquisition of the Real Estate will help make, improve, or repair certain portions of the sewer infrastructure in the vicinity of Brentnell Avenue and Woodward Avenue. Accordingly, the City will need to appropriate the Real Estate in order to complete the Public Project in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allowing DPU to timely complete the Woodward Avenue Sanitary Sewer Project 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 fee simple title and lesser real estate in order to complete the Woodward Avenue Sanitary Sewer Public Improvement Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
...BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair certain sewer infrastructure by completing the Woodward Avenue Sanitary Sewer (CID 650570-100000) Public Improvement Project (i.e. Public Project);
WHEREAS, the City, pursuant to Ordinance Number 2113-2016, intends for the City Attorney to acquire the necessary fee simple title and lesser real estate located along the public rig...
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