Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City owns real property located at 0000 Broad Meadows Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43214 {Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-280595} (“Property”) which is managed by the Recreation and Parks Department (“CRPD”) and is part of the Olentangy Trail. The Franklin County Commissioners, (“Franklin County”) are working on the Kanawha Rosslyn Sewer project, and as part of that project a sanitary sewer will be installed to provide sanitary service for over One Hundred Twenty (120) homes (“Improvement”). In order to accommodate the construction of the Improvement, Franklin County has requested a 0.016 acre non-exclusive subsurface easement (“Easement”) through the Property. CRPD has reviewed the easement and has no objection to its location and to granting it for One Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,000.00). The Easement is more fully described in the three (3) page attachment to this ordinance.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of CRPD, on behalf of the City, to execute and acknowledge any necessary instrument(s), as approved by the City Attorney, in order to quitclaim grant the Easement to Franklin County.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NO.: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: The City will receive One Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,000.00) in just compensation to be deposited in the Nature Preserve Waterway Subfund for the granting of this easement as the Improvement will benefit both the grantor and the City.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested to allow this Easement to be granted in a timely manner and meet Franklin County’s construction schedule which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety and welfare.
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To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to execute and acknowledge any document(s) necessary to grant the Franklin County Commissioners a 0.016 acre non-exclusive subsurface easement burdening a portion of the City’s real property; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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