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BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) is engaged in purchasing real estate located at 1049 Mooberry Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205{Franklin county parcel number 010-031542}. The property is located adjacent to a city owned parcel and the acquisition of the property will allow for expansion of the CIP 650870-101201 Blueprint Miller Kelton - Newton/Bedford Project. The City must acquire in good faith and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located at 1049 Mooberry Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPU to complete the acquisition. Accordingly, DPU requested the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate in good faith and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) in order for DPU to timely complete the acquisition of the property.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($14,500.00), is required and budgeted for the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate and DPU determined it will come from the Sanitary General Obligation Bond Fund 6109.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not Applicable
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To authorize the City Attorney to spend City funds to acquire and accept in good faith certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located at 1049 Mooberry Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205 and contract for associated professional services in order for DPU to timely complete the acquisition of the property and to authorize the expenditure of $14,500.00 within the Department of Public Utilities Division of Sewerage and Drainage’s Sanitary General Obligation Bond Fund 6109. ($14,500.00)
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WHEREAS, the City intends to allow for the future expansion of the CIP 650870-101201 Blueprint Miller Kelton - Newton/Bedford Project (“Project”) by allowing the Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) to purchase real estate located at 1049 Mooberry Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to acquire in good faith and accept the necessary fee simple title and lesser real estate located at 1049 Mooberry Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205 (“Real Estate”) in order for DPU to complete the Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $14,500.00 within the Sanitary General Obligation Bond Fund 6109; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to spend City funds to acquire the Real Estate in good faith and contract for associated professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.); and now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney is authorized to acquire in good faith and accept certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located at 1049 Mooberry Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205 (“Real Estate”) in order for the Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) to timely purchase the property allowing for the future expansion of the CIP 650870-101201 Blueprint Miller Kelton - Newton/Bedford Project.
SECTION 2. That the City Attorney is authorized to contract for professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) associated with the Real Estate’s acquisition for the project.
SECTION 3. That the City Attorney, in order to exercise the authority described in Sections One (1) and Two (2) of this ordinance, is authorized to spend up to Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($14,500.00), or as much as may be necessary, from the DPU Sanitary General Obligation Bond Fund 6109 according to the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized and directed to establish any appropriate accounting codes once the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are deemed appropriated.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized and directed to transfer any unencumbered balance in the Public Project’s account to the unallocated balance within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the director of the department administering the real estate acquisition is complete and the monies are no longer required for the project, except that no transfer can be made from a project account by monies from more than one source.
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is authorized and directed to establish any proper and appropriate project accounting numbers.
SECTION 7. That the City Auditor is authorized and directed to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 8. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.