EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is engaged in the Sullivant/Georgesville Camp Chase Trail Connector (PID 540002-100080) 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 Sullivant Avenue and Georgesville Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1069-2016 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolutions 0113x-2016 and 0160x-2016 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. However, DPS modified the Public Project requiring the City to acquire and accept certain additional or modified fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of the public right-of-way of Sullivant Avenue and Georgesville Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228 subsequent to the adoption of Resolutions 0113x-2016 and 0160x-2016 (“Modified Real Estate”). Accordingly, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Modified Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Modified Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Modified Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation for the Modified Real Estate.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allowing 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 additional or modified fee simple title and lesser real estate in order to complete the Sullivant/Georgesville Camp Chase Trail Connector Public Improvement Project; and to declare an eme...
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