EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City’s Department of Public Service (“DPS”) is performing the Operation Safewalk - School Sidewalks - Refugee Road Sidewalk Project (Project No. 590955-920059) (“Public Project”). The City must acquire certain fee simple title and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of Refugee Road from Noe Bixby Road to Blue Moon Drive (collectively, “Real Estate”) in order for DPS to timely complete the Public Project. The City passed Ordinance Numbers 0217-2021 and 2196-2021 authorizing the City Attorney to acquire the Real Estate. Furthermore, the City also adopted Resolution 0063X-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 in the vicinity of Refugee Road from Noe Bixby Road to Blue Moon Drive 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 0063X-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 Streets and Highways GO Bond Fund, Fund Number 7704 pursuant to existing Auditor’s Certificate ACDI001399-10.
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 Operation Safewalk - School Sidewalks - Refugee Road Sidewalk Project and to authorize an expenditure of $7,566.00. ($7,566.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to make, improve, or repair cert...
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