Explanation
1. Background
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to convey excess right-of-way from various parcels to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
The City of Columbus entered into a construction administration agreement with the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) for the Rickenbacker Parkway Phase 2B project. The project constructed a four-lane curb and gutter asphalt divided roadway from approximately Second Street northeast to the intersection of State Route 317, and included a redesigned intersection at Alum Creek Drive. Ordinance 2284-2019 provided for the City to accept deeds for various parcels of real property from the CRAA, to dedicate the parcels as road right-of-way, and name the parcels as public roadways in regards to the Rickenbacker Parkway Phase 2B project.
An agreement between the Department of Public Service and the CRAA stated that upon completion of this project the City would vacate excess portions of the existing road right-of-ways related to the project following established City procedures. Per the aforementioned agreement the City will vacate approximately 6.744 acres of excess road right-of-way from various parcels to the CRAA. This matter went before the Land Review Commission on November 21, 2019, and was approved, as the vacation is being made in compensation of the new right-of-way being accepted, dedicated, and named as road right-of-way by the City in Ordinance 2284-2019.
2. Fiscal Impact
There is not a City expenditure associated with this ordinance.
3. Emergency Justification
Emergency action is requested to allow the transfer of right-of-way to occur as soon as possible to complete the commitment made to the CRAA.
Title
To authorize Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to convey approximately 6.744 acres of excess right-of-way from the City to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority as part of the Rickenbacker P...
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