EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing the Intersection Improvements - Hilliard Rome Road at Feder Road Project (FRA-CR03-12.96 - PID 98557) (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Hilliard Rome Road and Feder Road (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1821-2018 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution Numbers 0013X-2019 and 0002X-2020 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 Numbers 0013X-2019 and 0002X-2020. 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 Federal Grants Fund, Fund 7765 (80%) pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI000601-10 and the State & Highway GO Bond Fund, Fund 7704 (20%) pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI000602-20.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allow DPS to timely complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to immediately appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and l...
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