Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance declares City Council’s determination that the City to proceed with the construction of streetscape improvements along North High Street from Convention Center Way to Goodale Boulevard in the Short North area of Columbus, known as the Short North SID - High Street Improvements Phase 1 project (the “Project”), a portion of which will be funded by levying Special Assessments on the Benefitted Parcels within the Project limits described in the Petition attached to Resolution No. 0091X-2017.
Resolution 0091X-2017 was passed by Council on May 1, 2017, declaring the necessity to construct and approve plans, specifications, estimates and profiles for the Short North SID - High Street Improvements Phase 1, as required by Section 166 of the City Charter for purposes of establishing the method of assessment, the mode of payment, the number of annual installments, and the portion of the cost to be borne by the City.
The Special Assessments will be collected over 20 years in an amount estimated to be $1,133,672.45, which is $26,935.17 less than stated in the assessment report included in Resolution 0091X-2017 due to updates made to building and parcel areas.
The total estimated cost for design, construction, and inspection of the improvements is $3,715,957.78 as follows: $256,856.00 for design; $3,144,637.98 for construction; and $314,463.80 for inspection.
The City has issued individual notices to each property owner informing them of their estimated assessment in accordance with Section 170 of the City Charter. Property owners were notified by certified mail sent on May 17, 2017. Public notices were published in the City Bulletin on May 27, 2017, and June 3, 2017. There were no objections received for the Short North SID - High Street Improvements Phase 1 project Special Assessments.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
No funding is required for this ordinance.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency legislation is requested in order to com...
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