EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) is performing the Linden Neighborhood Stormwater System Improvements Phase 2 Project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of North Linden, Columbus, Ohio, 43224 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPU to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 2198-2017 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0041X-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 sewer infrastructure in North Linden.
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 0041X-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, Storm Recovery Zone Super BABs, Fund 6202 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI000420-10.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and allow DPU 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 appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and lesser real estate necessary to timely complete the Linden Neighborhood Stormwater System Improvements Phase 2 Project; and to declare an emergency. ($2,525.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair cer...
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