EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the Signal Installation - Hague Avenue at Broad Street and Sullivant Avenue (PID 540007-100048) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinity along the right-of-way of Hague Avenue from Broad Street to Sullivant Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43204 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 0055-2016 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. The City also adopted Resolution Number 0112x-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 complete the Signal Installation - Hague Avenue at Broad Street and Sullivant Avenue Public Improvement Project, 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 Number 0112x-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. This ordinance is to authorize the City to appropriate the remaining parcels of the Real Estate in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project.
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 ACDI000110-10.
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 publ...
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