Ordinance 32-22
To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Dana L. McDaniel, City Manager
Date: August 16, 2022
Initiated By: Matthew L. Stiffler, Director of Finance
Re: Ordinance 32-22 – Amending Ordinance 14-96 passed April 1, 1996, as
subsequently amended, to supplement the public improvements to be made to
benefit the parcels identified in that Ordinance (Thomas Kohler)
Summary
Ordinance 32-22 provides for amendments to the existing legislation that established the Thomas
Kohler TIF district. The Thomas Kohler TIF District was established in 1994 to provide a funding
mechanism for constructing all or a portion of a new north-south street (Emerald Parkway) to
connect Britton Parkway south of Rings Road with Shier Rings Road; a new east-west street
(Woerner Temple Road) extending west to Avery Road and Rings Road at I-270; a commercial
loop road located east of Emerald Parkway and connecting Emerald Parkway from Rings Road to
Tuttle Crossing Boulevard and other necessary improvements related to this new infrastructure.
Previously approved modifications to the Thomas Kohler TIF include:
• Ordinance 138-99 provided for a “non-school” TIF after the terms of the “straight” TIF
expired. The “straight” TIF expired in tax year 2003, and the “non-school” TIF will continue
until tax year 2026.
• Ordinance 143-02 modifications included the relocation and burying underground of
overhead cables, wires and appurtenant equipment.
• Ordinance 50-14 modifications included the widening of Avery Road from Woerner-Temple
Road to Rings Road West as well as the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of
Avery Road and Rings Road West.
Staff is proposing another amendment to the TIF which will allow for the public infrastructure
improvements to the intersection of Avery Road and Rings Road/Cara Road and the Avery Road
South Shared Use Path – Rings Road to Woerner-Temple Road. These intersection improvements
were approved as part of the 2022 – 2026 CIP and the shared use path is proposed as part of the
2023 -2027 CIP. It is anticipated that land acquisition for the intersection will begin in late 2022
with construction of both projects scheduled in 2023.
The required notice has been sent to the Dublin City School District and Tolles Career & Technical
Center.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council adopt Ordinance 32-22 at the second reading/public hearing on
September 26, 2022.
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