EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund (UIRF) Sidewalks Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located throughout the City of Columbus (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Numbers 0081-2017, 0420-2019 and 0226-2020 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution Number 0250X-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 the public right-of-way 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 Number 0250X-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 acquire the Real Estate is available through the Streets & Highway GO Bond Fund, Fund 7704 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificates ACDI000758-10 until depleted and then from ACDI001012-10.
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 estate necessary to timely complete the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund (UIRF) Sidewalks Project; to authorize the expenditure of $24,677.00 from existing ACDI000758-10 and ACDI001012-10 to pay for the acquisition of real estate. ($24,677.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair certain public r...
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