Explanation
BACKGROUND: This Council is being asked to approve the Petition and the Articles of Incorporation of the Discovery Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc., an Ohio not-for-profit corporation organized pursuant to ORC 1710.
The Petition and Articles of Incorporation are on file with the Clerk of the Columbus City Council.
The Council is also being asked to also approve the inclusion of City-owned property as part of the Special Improvement District.
This ordinance is the first of four actions required by Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised code to reauthorize.
Emergency action is required to allow the Discovery Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. to continue the reauthorization of their Special Improvement District in a timely manner.
At the request of property owners on the east side of Downtown, City Council authorized the creation of the Discovery Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. (Discovery SID) in 2006 to begin collecting assessments for services in the SID area. The Discovery SID has operated successfully since its inception and the property owners reauthorized the Discovery SID in 2010 and 2015 with Council’s consent. The property owners now request reauthorization for an additional five-year period (2021 to 2025) with slightly different boundaries (map attached).
A one-petition process has been initiated in which owners representing at least 60% of the property frontage within the District signed that they are interested in reauthorizing the SID and they approve of the plan for improvements and services to be provided by the SID.
A companion resolution is being presented simultaneously that approves the Plan for Services of the Discovery SID.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To approve the Discovery Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. Petition for re-authorization and Articles of Incorporation and the inclusion of the properties owned by the City of Col...
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