...EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is performing the Livingston Avenue Phase C- Fifth Street to Kennedy Drive (530161-100166) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located along the public right-of-way of Livingston Avenue from Fifth Street to Kennedy Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to complete the Public Project. Previously, the City passed Ordinance Number 2407-2016 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 Livingston Avenue public roadway and associated appurtenances, which will be open to the public without charge. Accordingly, 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, the City will need to appropriate the Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allow DPS to timely complete the Public 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 Livingston Avenue Phase C- Fifth Street to Kennedy Drive (530161-100166) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”); and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
...BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair certain public roadway and associated appurtenances by completing the Livingston Avenue Phase C - Fifth Street to Kennedy Drive (530161-100166) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”);
WHEREAS, t...
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