...EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is currently engaged in the Intersection Improvements - Livingston Avenue and Barnett Road (FRA-CR15-1.68 PID 98518) 530086-100031 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 Livingston Avenue and Barnett Road, Columbus, Ohio 43227 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 2131-2016 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0139X-2017 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. The City’s acquisition of the Real Estate will help make, improve, or repair certain portions of the public right-of-way of Livingston Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43227 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 0139X-2017. 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.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding to appropriate the Real Estate will come from the State & Highway Bond Fund pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI000263-10.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Not applicable
...TITLE
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to immediately appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and lesser real estate necessary to timely complete the Intersection Improvements at Livingston Avenue and Barnett Road, Columbus, Ohio 43227. ($34,483.00)
...BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair certain public right-of-ways by c...
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