Explanation
BACKGROUND: This Council is being asked to approve the Plan of Services (Attached) to be provided by the East Main Street Special Improvement District (SID); and to approve the properties of the municipal corporation in said Plan of services.
A companion legislation is being presented simultaneously that approves the Petition and Articles of Incorporation that are on file with the Clerk of the Columbus City Council.
In 2017 a petition to create a new SID was approved by Council. The property owners initiated a one petition process in which the owners of at least 60% of the front footage of all real property located within the East Main Street area between Bexley and Whitehall, acknowledging that they were interested in the creation of a Special Improvement District and they approved of the Plan of Services to be provided by the East Main Street SID. This petition was accepted and approved by Columbus City Council by Ordinance 0765-2017, passed March 27, 20217. Another action required by the Ohio Revised Code is the approval of the Plan of Services in sad legislation. This legislation was approved by Columbus city Council by Resolution No. 0071-2017, passed April 3, 2017. The third piece of legislations was to declare the necessity to implement the Plan of Services adopted by the East Main Street SID, and to levy a special assessment for the services. This legislation was approved by Columbus City Council by Resolution No. 0147X-2017, passed May 15, 2017. A final piece of legislation, providing for the levy of assessment to property owners, was approved by City Council by Ordinance No. 1608-2017, passed July 10, 2017 for a 5-year term from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2022. Each assessment is to be returned to the SID for operational requirements as set forth in the District Plan.
The current term of the East Main Street Special Improvement District concludes in December 2022.
A one petition process has been initiated in which own...
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