Explanation
Background: City Council passed Ordinance No. 2117-2005 on December 14, 2005 (the “TIF Ordinance”) establishing a tax increment financing districts (TIF Districts) known as the Preserve Incentive District TIF, Dublin Granville North Incentive District TIF and Dublin Granville South Incentive District TIF benefiting parcels located in the northeast area of the city in the Columbus School District pursuant to Section 5709.40(C) of the Ohio Revised Code. Ordinance No. 2842-2016 passed on November 21, 2016, authorized the Director of Development to enter into a tax increment finance agreement with Hamilton Crossing LLC to provide for the construction and financing of certain improvements within and around those tax increment finance districts.
Due to the many public improvement projects to take place in this area, there may be a need for multiple departments to enter into subsequent agreements with Hamilton Crossing LLC. This ordinance will amend Ordinance No. 2842-2016 by adding language that authorizes the Director of Development or other appropriate officers of the City to execute subsequent agreements with Hamilton Crossing LLC. By way of example, such agreements would include Design Guaranteed Maximum Reimbursement Agreements, Construction Guaranteed Maximum Reimbursement Agreements, and Utility Relocation Agreements.
An emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that this Ordinance is required to be immediately effective in order to facilitate the continuing development of the TIF Districts.
Fiscal Impact: No City funding is required for this legislation.
Emergency Justification: Emergency legislation is required to allow for the immediate amendment to the ordinance authorizing the subsequent agreements, which is necessary to facilitate the design and construction of public improvements to maintain project schedules and to coincide with the established development timeline.
Title
To amend Ordinance No. 2842-2016 by adding language authorizing the Director of Development or other appropriate officers of the City to execute subsequent agreements and instruments with Hamilton Crossing LLC to provide for the design, construction and financing of public improvements within and around the Preserve, Dublin Granville North and Dublin Granville South Incentive District TIFs; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2117-2005 passed on December 14, 2005, this Council created the Preserve Incentive District TIF, Dublin Granville North Incentive District TIF and Dublin Granville South Incentive District TIF (TIF Districts); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2842-2016 was passed November 21, 2016, authorizing the Director of Development (the Director) to enter into a tax increment finance agreement with Hamilton Crossing LLC; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend Ordinance No. 2842-2016 by adding language authorizing the Director or other appropriate officers of the City to execute subsequent agreements and instruments with Hamilton Crossing LLC, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that this Ordinance is required to be immediately effective in order to facilitate the continuing development of the TIF Districts, such immediate action being necessary for the preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 2842-2016 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of Section 1.
That the Director or other appropriate officers of the City are authorized to execute such other agreements and instruments and to take all actions necessary to implement this Ordinance and the transactions contemplated by the TIF Agreement.
SECTION 2. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.