EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) is performing the Blueprint Miller Kelton - Kelton/Fairwood Permeable Pavers Project (project number 650870-162002) (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Lilley Avenue, Bulen Avenue (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPU to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1751-2021 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolutions 0141X-2022 and 0181X-2022 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. Finally, the City passed Ordinance 2599-2022 authorizing the appropriation of certain Real Estate for the Public Project. This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of additional Real Estate not included in Ordinance 2599-2022. The City’s acquisition of the Real Estate will help make, improve, or repair certain portions of the public sewer infrastructure in the vicinity of Lilley Avenue, Bulen Avenue.
The City Attorney, pursuant to Columbus City Code, Section 909.03, served notice to all of the owners of the Real Estate of the (i) Public Project’s public purpose and necessity, and (ii) adoption of Resolutions 0141X-2022 and 0181X-2022. However, the City Attorney was unable to either locate some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) or agree with some of the Real Estate’s owner(s) in good faith regarding the amount of just compensation.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to acquire the Real Estate is available through the Sanitary G O Bonds Fund, Fund Number 6109 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI001578-10.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not applicable.
TITLE
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to immediately appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and lesser real estate necessary to timely complete the Blueprint Miller Kelton - Kelton/Fairwood P...
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