Proposal
26-0566: A bill for an ordinance designating certain properties as being required for public use and granting the authority to acquire through negotiated purchase or condemnation all property interests needed for the installation of the 2023 Pedestrian Intersection Improvements Project, which property interests may include, without limitation, fee interests, easements, access rights, improvements, buildings, fixtures, licenses, and permits as needed for the project. The project is located at the intersection of East 13th Avenue and North Emerson Street and 1850 South Irving Street, in Council Districts 2 and 10.
Approves a Land Acquisition Ordinance designating certain properties as being required for public use and granting the authority to acquire through negotiated purchase or condemnation all property interests needed for the installation of the 2023 Pedestrian Intersection Improvements Project, which property interests may include, without limitation, fee interests, easements, access rights, improvements, buildings, fixtures, licenses, and permits as needed for the project. The project is located at the intersection of East 13th Avenue and North Emerson Street and 1850 South Irving Street, in Council Districts 2 and 10. The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 6-1-2026. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 4-28-2026.
1205-2026: To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds between projects within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the Roadway - Livingston Ave - 18th St to Nelson Rd project; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to negotiate with property owners to acquire the additional rights of way necessary to complete this project; to authorize the expenditure of $1,200,000.00 from the ODOT Highway Safety Improvement Program and the Streets and Highways Bond Fund to pay for the project; to authorize the Director of Public Service, or a designee, to execute a construction contract, or a similar instrument, and any amendments or modifications thereto as may be necessary, with Norfolk Southern to facilitate the construction of the Roadway - Livingston Ave - 18th St to Nelson Rd project; and to declare an emergency. ($1,200,000.00)