EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) is engaged in the FRA-Johnstown Rd-Alum Creek Trail (PID 99828) public improvement project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Johnstown Road and Parkview Boulevard Columbus, Ohio 43219 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for CRPD to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1762-2018 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Accordingly, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not applicable.
TITLE
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real estate in order to complete the Johnstown Road-Alum Creek Trail Project. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to extend the Alum Creek Bike Trail by allowing the Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) to engage in the FRA-Johnstown Rd-Alum Creek Trail (PID 99828) public improvement project (“Public Project”); and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to acquire the necessary fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Johnstown Road and Parkview Boulevard Columbus, Ohio 43219 (“Real Estate”) in order to complete the Public Project; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the Real Estate’s acquisition to help make, improve, or repair certain portions of public right-of-way and associated appurtenances, which will be open to the public without charge; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to appropriate and accept the Real Estate in the event the City Attorney is unable to (i) locate the owners of the Real Estate, or (ii) agree with the owners of the Real Estate in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation; and now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. The City, pursuant to the City’s Charter, Columbus City Revised Code, Chapter 909 (1959), Constitution of the state of Ohio, and Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 719, declares the necessity and intent to appropriate and accept the fee simple title and lesser real estate to the following listed parcels (“Real Estate”), which are fully described in their associated exhibits and incorporated into this resolution for reference, in order for the Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) to complete the FRA-Johnstown Rd-Alum Creek Trail (PID 99828) public improvement project (“Public Project”).
(Exhibit) … (Public Project Parcel Identification) … (Real Estate)
1) 10-P1 (Perpetual Shared-Use Path Easement)
2) 10-P2 (Perpetual Shared-Use Path Easement)
3) 10-T1 (One Year Temporary Easement)
4) 10-T2 (One Year Temporary Easement)
5) 10-T3 (One Year Temporary Easement)
6) 10-T4 (One Year Temporary Easement)
7) 11-P (Perpetual Shared-Use Path Easement)
8) 11-T1 (One Year Temporary Easement)
9) 11-T2 (One Year Temporary Easement)
10) 12-WD (fee simple title without limitation of access)
11) 12-P (Perpetual Shared-Use Path Easement)
12) 12-T1 (One Year Temporary Easement)
13) 12-T2 (One Year Temporary Easement)
14) 13-WD (fee simple title without limitation of access)
15) 15-WD (fee simple title without limitation of access)
16) 17-WD (fee simple title without limitation of access)
17) 17-T (One Year Temporary Easement)
18) 25-WD (fee simple title without limitation of access)
19) 25-T (One Year Temporary Easement)
SECTION 2. The City Attorney is authorized to cause a written notice of this resolution’s adoption to be served in the manner provided by law upon the owner(s), person(s) in possession, or person(s) possessing a real or possible real property interest of record in the Real Estate.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the earliest period allowed by law.