Explanation
BACKGROUND: This Council is being asked to approve and to declare the necessity to implement the Plan of Services adopted by the East Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. (the DISTRICT) and the necessity to levy a special assessment for the services set forth in said Plan of Services upon the lots and lands benefiting under the Plan of Services, and to declare an emergency.
The East Main Street Special Improvement District was created in 2018 for a term of 5 years through 2022. The current term of the East Main Street Special Improvement District will conclude in December 2022.
A one petition process has been initiated in which over 60 percent of the frontage owners of all real property located within the DISTRICT signed that they are interested in reauthorizing the DISTRICT and they approve of the Plan of Services to be provided by the DISTRICT. This petition to reauthorize the East Main Street Special District was accepted and approved by Columbus City Council by Ordinance No. 1100-2022, passed April 18, 2022. Another action required by the Ohio Revised Code is the approval of the Plan of Services. This legislation was approved by City Council by Resolution No. 0063X-2022, passed May 2, 2022.
This legislation is the third of four actions required by Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised code to reauthorize.
Emergency action is required to allow the East Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. to implement its Plan of Services and to permit the special assessment process to proceed in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To declare the necessity to implement the Plan of Services adopted by the East Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. and the necessity to levy a special assessment for the services set forth in said plan upon the lots and lands benefiting under the plan, and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, Chapter 1710 of t...
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