Explanation
BACKGROUND:
1. This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to enter into an amendment to the Annexation Agreement entered into between the city and Blendon Township on June 22, 2021, which was authorized by ordinance 1433-2021 passed June 14,
22021 (the “Agreement”). The Department of Development has determined that it is necessary to amend the Agreement to include two additional parcels that were unintentionally omitted from the agreement, the boundaries of which parcels Blendon and Columbus intend to be conformed to Columbus. This legislation further authorizes the Director of Development to submit a petition to the Board of Franklin County Commissioners to undertake boundary conformance for said parcels.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is required in order to comply with the Franklin County Auditor’s Office, the amendment will need executed by the end of the first week of October in order to be effective for 2023.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact from the Agreement.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into an amendment to the Annexation Agreement entered into between the city and Blendon Township on June 22, 2021 in order to include two additional parcels unintentionally omitted from the agreement, and upon execution of the amendment to the agreement, to submit a petition to the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County requesting a change in the boundary lines of Montgomery Township so as to make the boundary lines identical with the corporate limits of the city of Columbus, and to declare an emergency ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus and Blendon Township are contiguous political subdivisions in Franklin County that, in some cases, have overlapping boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Columbus and Blendon Township entered into an Annexation Agreement on June 22, 2021 as authorized by ordinance 1433-2021 passed June 14, 2021 (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement requires Columbus conform the boundaries of all remaining past annexations and all future annexations in order to exclude Blendon Township from such area; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Agreement include two parcels that were unintentionally omitted from the agreement, the boundaries of which parcels Blendon Township and Columbus intend to be conformed to Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Columbus boundary conformance requires the extension of Montgomery Township boundaries to match those of the City with such action requiring approval by the Board of Franklin County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into this amendment of the Annexation Agreement in order to be effective for 2023, all for the preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Development is authorized to enter into an amendment to the Annexation Agreement between Columbus and Blendon Township entered into on June 22, 2021 as authorized by ordinance 1433-2021 passed June 14, 2021 in order to acknowledge the prior annexation of properties identified as parcels 111-999164 and 111-999920 from Blendon Township to Columbus and agree that these parcels shall be subject to the agreement, and shall be conformed to Columbus and excluded from Blendon Township.
SECTION 2. That upon execution of said amendment to the Annexation Agreement and pursuant to the provisions of ORC Section 503.07, the Director of Development is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the city of Columbus to present to the Board of Franklin County Commissioners, a petition requesting such changes to the boundary lines of Montgomery Township so that said township may include that portion of Blendon Township which has, by order of the Board of Franklin County Commissioners, been annexed to the city of Columbus using the Expedited Type Two annexation process, so as to make the boundary lines of Montgomery Township co-extensive with the corporate limits of the said city of Columbus in accordance with the maps attached to said petition. This boundary conformance is permitted by ORC Section 709.023 (H) and is required pursuant to the terms said Annexation Agreement between Columbus and Blendon Township.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.