Explanation
Background:
Crew SC Stadium Company, LLC, the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio and the City have entered into a Development Agreement for the new Columbus Crew stadium project and surrounding development that will redevelop property generally bounded by Interstate 670 to the North, Ohio State Route 315 to the West, CSX Transportation railroad tracks to the East and West Nationwide Boulevard to the South. The City committed in the Development Agreement to form a new community authority pursuant to ORC Chapter 349 to support that redevelopment. On August 9, 2019, a Petition for the Organization of the Confluence Community Authority was submitted to City Council. City Council, as the organizational board of commissioners, is now required by ORC Chapter 349 to determine the sufficiency of the Petition and set a public hearing date on the Petition.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to comply with statutory notice and hearing requirements and to facilitate the development of this project in a timely manner.
Fiscal Impact: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To determine that the petition to establish the Confluence Community Authority is sufficient and complies with the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code; to set the time and place for a hearing on the petition and authorize the notice of such hearing by publication; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Crew SC Stadium Company, LLC (the “Developer”), the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio and the City have entered into a Development Agreement for the redevelopment of an approximately 28.6-acre site generally bounded by Interstate 670 to the North, Ohio State Route 315 to the West, CSX Transportation railroad tracks to the East and W. Nationwide Boulevard to the South as a mixed use entertainment, commercial and residential development as more fully described in the Development Agreement; and
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