Explanation
BACKGROUND: On March 27, 2017 Ordinance 0765-2017 passed approving the East Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc.’s (East Main Street SID) Petition and Articles of Incorporation and the inclusion of a City owned parcel creating the City’s sixed Special Improvement District for a term of 5 years. On April 3, 2017 Resolution 071X-2017 became effective approving the East Main Street SID’s Initial Plan for Improvements and Services.
This legislation is to declare the necessity to implement the Plan of Improvements and Services adopted by the Discovery Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. and the necessity to levy a special assessment for the services set forth in the plan pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1710.02 and 1719.06.
Emergency action is requested on this legislation to allow the special assessment process to proceed in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To declare the necessity to implement the Plan of Services adopted by the East Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. and the necessity to levy a special assessment for the services set forth in said plan upon the lots and lands benefiting under the plan; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the property owners located on East Main Street between Bexley and Whitehall have initiated a petition to create the East Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. and to approve the plan for improvements and services and have filed the petitions with the Columbus City Council along with the Articles of Incorporation for Special Improvement District, Inc. a non-profit corporation to be responsible for the operation of the SID; and
WHEREAS, the petition to create the East Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. was accepted by City Council by Ordinance No. 0765-2017, passed March 28, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus City Council by the same ordinance auth...
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