EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the Traffic Signal Installation - Downtown Signals Project (54007-100030) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of the public right-of-way of Grant Avenue, Washington Avenue, Oak Street, and Town Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order to for DPS to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 2905-2016 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Accordingly, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Real Estate 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 for the Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Not Applicable
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 Downtown Signals Public Improvement Project. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to improve certain public right-of-way by allowing the Department of Public Service (DPS) to engage in Traffic Signal Installation - Downtown Signals Project (54007-100030) Public Improvement Project (“Public Project”);
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to acquire the necessary fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of the public right-of-way of Grant Avenue, Washington Avenue, Oak Street, and Town Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (i.e. Real Estate) in order to complete the Public Project;
WHEREAS, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of t...
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