EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing the Roadway Improvements - Short Street - Liberty to Sycamore Street Project (Project No. 530151-100184) (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the Brewery District Columbus Community Area (60) (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Numbers 1684-2019, 1340-2020, and 2466-2020 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0071X-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 of the Brewery District Columbus Community Area 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 0071X-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 Streets and Highways GO Bond Fund, Fund Number 7704, Brewery District Fund Number 7740, Brewery District TIF Fund Number 4409 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificates ACDI001273-10, ACDI001185, and ACDI001363.
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 acc...
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