EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Department of Public Service (DPS) is performing the Intersection Improvements-Main Street at McNaughten Road, FRA US 40 22.16 project (PID Number 97197) (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Main Street and McNaughten Road (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 3009-2016 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0033X-2018 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 Main Street and McNaughten Road Columbus, Ohio 43213 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 0033X-2018. 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 Street & Highway GO Bond fund pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificates ACDI000235-10 and ACDI000235-20.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested so that the acquisition can proceed without delay in order to secure the real property for the Department of Public Service so that the Public Project may proceed without delay.
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 Intersection Improvements-Main Street at McNaughte...
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