EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) is performing the Dyer Lazar Home Sewage Treatment Systems Elimination Project (CIP 650895-100002) project (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Dyer Road from Gantz Road to Brown Road, Columbus, Ohio 43123 (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPU to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 0322-2020 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution Number 0076X-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 sewer infrastructure of Dyer Road from Gantz Road to Brown Road, Columbus, Ohio 43123.
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 Number 0076X-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 General Sewer Obligation Bond Fund, Fund Number 6109 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI001321-10.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not applicable.
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 Dyer Lazar Home Sewage Treatment Systems Elimination Project; to authorize an expenditure of $7,442.53 from existing ACDI001321-10. ($7,442.53)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair certain public sewer infrastructure by comple...
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