EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing the ADA Ramp Projects - 2019 General Engineering Project, project number 530081-100040 (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in various areas within the City of Columbus (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Number 1160-2020 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0002X-2023 establishing the City’s intent to appropriate the Real Estate. The City’s acquisition of the Real Estate will help make, improve, or repair certain portions of the public right-of-way located within the City of Columbus which will be open to the public without charge.
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 Resolution 0002X-2023. 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 Department of Public Service’s 2019 Capital Improvement Budget Fund 7704 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI001084-10 until depleted with the remaining balance pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI001802-10.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to acquire the Real Estate and meet the established right-of-way clear date of June 2, 2023, thereby allowing DPS to timely complete the Public Project without unnecessary delay, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to imme...
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