Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing the Intersection Improvements - Central College Road at Harlem Road Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real property interests located in the vicinity of Central College Road and Harlem Road (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Numbers 1365-2018 and 1627-2018 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution and 0076X-2019 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 real property in the vicinity of Central College Road and Harlem Road 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 0076X-2019. 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 Streets and Highway Bond Fund, Fund No. 7704 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI000581-10.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not applicable.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to immediately appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and lesser real property interests necessary to timely complete Intersection Improvements - Central College Road at Harlem Road Project. ($10,641.00)
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WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair certain public right-of-way by completing the Intersection Improvements - Central College Road at Ha...
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