Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) is engaged in the Eastmoor Green Line Public Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire in good faith certain fee simple and lesser real property interests located in a rail corridor running between Broad Street and Livingston Avenue in the Eastmoor and Linden communities (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for CRPD to timely complete the Public Project. Accordingly, CRPD requested the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) in order for CRPD to timely complete the Public Project.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CRPD determined the funding for the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate will come from CRPD’s Grant Fund, Fund Number 2283 and Voted Bond Fund 7702.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
An emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in order to meet the deadlines of the project funding.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to spend grant funds and voted bond funds to acquire in good faith certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests and contract for associated professional services in order for the Recreation and Parks Department to timely complete the Eastmoor Green Line Public Project; and to declare an emergency ($1,074,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City intends to establish a greenway corridor by allowing the Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) to engage in the Eastmoor Green Line Public Project (i.e. Public Project); and
WHEREAS, CRPD obtained a grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC), pursuant to Ordinance 2944-2017, to acquire in good faith the Real Estate and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.); and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to acquire in good faith and accept the necessary fee simple title...
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