Explanation
1. Background:
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from Elizabeth Seedorf, Attorney with Vorys LLP, on behalf of Nationwide Children’s Hospital asking that the City sell them an approximate 0.041 acre portion of the Putnam Alley right-of-way. Right-of-way area runs north/south directionally for 88+/- feet. The width of the portion is 20+/- feet. It is adjacent to, and surrounded on three sides (west, north and south) by parcel 010-028748.
Sale of this right-of-way will facilitate the combining of parcels and allowing the incorporation of the right-of-way with the adjacent parcel for expansion of The Ronald McDonald House. The Department of Public Service has agreed to transfer the right-of-way as described and shown within attached legal description and exhibit, and extinguishes its need for this public right-of-way.
Per current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities and the applicable area commission, before it was determined that, subject to the retention of a general utility easement for those utilities currently located within this right-of-way, the City will not be adversely affected by the transfer of this right-of-way. The Department of Public Service submitted a request to the City Attorney’s Office, asking that they establish a value for this right-of-way, and a value of $26,790.00 was established. This request went before the Land Review Commission on May 19, 2022. After review of the request, the Land Review Commission voted to recommend the above referenced right-of-way be transferred to Nationwide Children’s Hospital at no cost to them.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
The City will receive no funds as consideration for the transfer of the requested right-of-way.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the transfer of 0.041acre portion of the Putnam Alley right-of-way to Nat...
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