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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 02-23 To: Members of Dublin City Council From: Megan D. O’Callaghan, P.E., City Manager Date: January 24, 2023 Initiated By: Robert E. Ranc, Jr., Deputy City Manager Paul A. Hammersmith, P.E., Director of Engineering/City Engineer Brian D. Gable, P.E., Deputy Director of Engineering – Design & Construction Philip K. Hartmann, Assistant Law Director Re: Ordinances 02-23 through 04-23 – Acquisition of Easements and Right- of-Way for the Franklin Street Extension Project (21-012-CIP) Summary The Franklin Street Extension Project (Project) will construct an extension of Franklin Street from West Bridge Street north to North Street and reconstruct Franklin Street from West Bridge Street south to Sells Alley as shown on the attached exhibit. The Project will construct the roadway, install permeable paver parking bays, brick paver sidewalks, street trees, street lighting, and bury the overhead utility lines from Sells Alley to North Street. The intersection of West Bridge Street and Franklin Street will be signalized and include pedestrian crossings. Finally, the temporary pedestrian crossing of Bridge Street at Darby Street will be removed. Presently, this Project is planned to start construction in early 2023 and is anticipated to be complete in the fall of 2023. The City engaged MS Consultants, Inc. as the acquisition agent for the Project. In that role, MS Consultants has been the point of contact, in addition to City staff, with the property owners on the Project. The Project requires acquisition from one publicly owned and four privately owned parcels as shown on the attached property acquisition map. The City has reached agreement with all owners of the five affected parcels. The acquisition of two parcels were provided by Ordinances 69-22 and 74-22 for the City’s Darby Street Parking Lot and the adjacent DCS property, respectively. The City has participated in good faith discussions with the three remaining private property owners and has arrived at mutually agreeable terms. Prior to bidding the Project, all private landowners signed right-of-entry agreements allowing the City to access and make changes to the areas impacted by the Project. Acquisitions A Good Faith Offer Letter, the appraisal report and associated information were provided to all private property owners in October 2022. These property acquisitions are from three commercial properties located within the Project area and consist of the following property interests from each of the named property owners below and as depicted in the exhibits attached: City Property Parcel Number Property Interest Acreage Auditor Parcel ID Number(s) Cost 1-T1 0.002-acre temporary easement 273-000077 $9,075 Office of the City Manager 5555 Perimeter Drive • Dublin, OH 43017-1090 Phone: 614.410.4400 • Fax: 614-410-4490 Memo Ordinances 02-23 through 04-23 – Acquisition of Easements and Right-of-Way for the Franklin Street Extension Project (21-012-CIP) January 24, 2023 Page 2 of 3 The Congregational Church of Dublin dba Dublin Community Church (81 West Bridge Street) Ordinance 02-23 1-T2 0.019-acre temporary easement 273-000077 Old Dublin Town Center II Condominium Association (55, 61, and 65 West Bridge Street) Ordinance 03-23 2-QC 0.001-acre quit claim deed 273-012158 273-012159 273-012160 $2,700 Shanghi Enterprises, LLC an Ohio Limited Liability Company (50 West Bridge Street) Ordinance 04-23 4-WD 0.007-acre warranty deed 273-000084 $178,500 4-W1 0.0011-acre permanent wall easement 273-000084 4-W2 0.0007-acre permanent wall easement 273-000084 4-T 0.122-acre temporary easement 273-000084 The Congregational Church of Dublin: The property is located on the south side of West Bridge Street at 81 West Bridge Street, Dublin, Ohio 43017. The City participated in good faith discussions with the owner, resulting in mutually agreeable terms of acquisition of property interest for $9,075. Old Dublin Town Center II Condominium Association: The property is located on the south side of West Bridge Street at 55, 61, and 65 West Bridge Street, Dublin, Ohio 43017. The City participated in good faith discussions with the owner, resulting in mutually agreeable terms of acquisition of property interest for $2,700. Shanghi Enterprises, LLC an Ohio Limited Liability Company: The property is located on the north side of West Bridge Street at 50 West Bridge Street, Dublin, Ohio 43017. The property acquired from this parcel resulted in closing the parcel’s western parking lot drive exit to Bridge Street and the loss of eight parking spots. The Project will create a new access to Franklin Street and add two parking spots, resulting in a loss of six parking spots. A portion of the cost of this acquisition is to remedy both the loss of parking on the owner’s land through realigning the shared parking between 38 and 50 West Bridge Street and the loss of existing access from the property to Bridge Street. The cost-to-cure for this aspect of the acquisition represents $84,000 of the total cost of the acquisition. The City participated in good faith discussions with the owner, resulting in mutually agreeable terms of acquisition of property interest for $178,500. Ordinances 02-23 through 04-23 – Acquisition of Easements and Right-of-Way for the Franklin Street Extension Project (21-012-CIP) January 24, 2023 Page 3 of 3 These ordinances authorize the City Manager to execute and accept on behalf of the City all necessary conveyance documents to formally acquire the necessary property interests from each property owner. Recommendation Staff recommends adoption of Ordinances 02-23, 03-23, and 04-23 at the second reading/public hearing on February 13, 2023, as these ordinances authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary conveyance and contract documents to formally accept the necessary property interests described above.