Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Intersection Improvements - Cleveland Avenue at Schrock Road project is a joint project between the City of Columbus and the City of Westerville and was initiated by the City of Westerville as the lead agency. The City of Westerville advertised for and owned the construction contract for this project while the City of Columbus provided the inspection services and performed right-of-way acquisition for the project.
Pursuant to and under the authority of Ordinance No. 0297-2015, passed by the City Council of the City of Columbus, approved by the Mayor of said City, and attested to by the City Clerk on the 10th day of February 2015; and the City of Westerville, an Ohio municipal corporation, acting through its City Manager, pursuant to and under the authority of Ordinance No. 2015-12, passed by the City Council of the City of Westerville and attested to by the City Clerk on the 17th day of March 2015, the City of Columbus and the City of Westerville entered into a Cooperative Right-of-Way Acquisition and Inspection Services Agreement to provide for the efficient and coordinated right-of-way acquisition and for the City of Columbus to provide inspection services for the construction of the Improvements.
Two parcels, 7-WL and 10-WL, were acquired as Limited Access right-of-way, and were acquired in the name of the City of Columbus. At the beginning of the acquisition process, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) noted that these two parcels needed to be transferred to ODOT at the end of construction as they are contiguous with the existing ODOT Limited Access right-of-way on Cleveland Avenue. As construction on the project is nearing completion, ODOT has now followed up on that request to transfer the two properties to ODOT at no cost. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute documents necessary to transfer the two parcels (7-WL and 10-WL) to ODOT.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
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