Agenda Report -Street Designation - Parcel Welcome Center Road, PMF #2364, that portion of Williams Way and Parcel 9 Right-of-Way, PMF# 2245, that portion of Williams Court designated as public streets & Street Acceptance - Part of lot 273, 19th District also known as Cul-de-sac of Williams Court
Initiator
Engineering Department
Recommendation
Approve the designation of Parcel Welcome Center Road, PMF #2364, that portion \n \n of Williams Way and Parcel 9 Right-of-Way, PMF# 2245, that portion of Williams \n \n Court as public streets. Approve the acceptance of Part of lot 273, 19th \n \n District also known as Williams Court Cul-de-sac.
Approval
Approved
Background
Georgia Department of Transportation quitclaimed a portion of the Welcome
Center's Drive Way and sufficient Right-of-Way to construct Williams Court as
part of the Williams Road Widening Project. New Right-of-Way was needed to
provide commercial and Apartment traffic access to Williams Road via the
traffic signal. Williams Court Cul-de-sac portion of street has been improved
and has met the required specifications for acceptance by the City.
Analysis
Deeds have been conveyed to the City conveying Parcel Welcome Center Road, PMF
#2364, that portion of Williams Way and Parcel 9 Right-of-Way, PMF# 2245, that
portion of Williams Court . A description of said properties attached to
quitclaim deeds and noted as Exhibit B. Parcel Welcome Center Road, PMF #2364
recorded in Deed Bk 8848 PG 60-62 filed and recorded March 15, 2007, Parcel 9
Right-of-Way, PMF# 2245, that portion of Williams Court recorded in Deed Bk
9168 PG 67-69 filed and recorded November 14, 2007 in the Office of the Clerk
of Superior Court of Muscogee, County, Georgia.
Deeds have been conveyed to the City conveying that portion of Williams Court
also know as the Cul-de-sac. A description of the property is as follows: All
that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Georgia, and being shown and designated as "0.160 Acres, 6964 Sq. Ft."
and All those tracts or parcels of land situate, lying and being in Columbus,
Muscogee County, Georgia, and being shown and designated as "0.001 Acres, 34
Sq. Ft." and "0.031 Acres, 1354 Sq. Ft." and "0.031 Acres, 1354 Sq. Ft." on
that certain map or plat thereof entitled "Replat of a Portion of Tracts 200
and 300, Part of Land Lot 273, 19th District, Columbus, Muscogee County,
Georgia," prepared by Becker Survey Company, dated April 28, 2008 and recorded
in Plat Book 161, page 265 in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Muscogee County, Georgia, to which map or plat reference is hereby made for a
more particular description of the tracts conveyed hereby.
Financial Considerations
Parcel Welcome Center Road, PMF #2364, that portion of Williams Way and Parcel
9 Right-of-Way, PMF# 2245 and that portion of Williams Court were constructed
with funds from the Williams Road Widening Project. Georgia Department of
Transportation (GA DOT) retains a reversionary right to the above mentioned
property. In the event said property should no longer be needed for public
transportation purposes, The City acknowledges that title to said property will
be returned to GA DOT at no cost to them, free and clear of any and all liens
or encumbrances, as noted in Quitclaim Deed.
No City funds are involved until maintenance is assumed after the two-year
warranty on Part of lot 273, 19th District also known as Williams Court
Cul-de-sac.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement
Legal Considerations
In order to clarify designation of that portion of Williams Way and that
portion of Williams Court, as a public street, a resolution approved by Council
is needed. In accordance with Section 18-3 of the Columbus Code, all dedicated
right-of-way must be accepted by Council.
Recommendations/ Actions
Approve the Resolution designating Parcel Welcome Center Road, PMF #2364, that
portion of Williams Way and Parcel 9 Right-of-Way, PMF# 2245, that portion of
Williams Court as public streets. Approve the Resolution accepting deeds to
Part of lot 273, 19th District also known as Williams Court Cul-de-sac
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DESIGNATION OF THAT PORTION OF WILLIAMS WAY AND THAT
PORTION OF WILLIAMS COURT, LOCATED AT ENTRANCE OF THE WELCOME CENTER, AS A
PUBLIC STREET. AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DEED TO THAT PORTION OF WILLIAMS
COURT ALSO KNOWN AS THE CUL-DE-SAC, ON BEHALF OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
WHEREAS, the City acquired property from Georgia Department of Transportation
(GA DOT) by quitclaim deeds in order to construct Williams Court as part of the
Williams Road Widening Project, a full description of property on said deeds;
and,
WHEREAS, GA DOT retains reversionary rights to the above mention properties. In
the event said properties should no longer be needed for public transportation
purposes, the City acknowledges that title to said properties will be returned
to GA DOT at no cost to them, free and clear of any and all liens or
encumbrances, as noted in quitclaim deeds.
WHEREAS, Columbus, Georgia has been submitted a deed conveying that portion of
Williams Court also know as the Cul-de-sac, a full description of property on
said deeds; and,
WHEREAS, that portion of Williams Way and that portion of Williams Court has
been improved under City contract and meets the required specifications; and,
WHEREAS, that portion of Williams Court also know as the Cul-de-sac has been
improved and meets the required specifications for acceptance by the City; and,
WHEREAS, the Engineering Department has inspected the streets and recommends
designation of that portion of Williams Way and that portion of Williams Court
and recommends acceptance of that portion of Williams Court also know as the
Cul-de-sac.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to designate that portion of
Williams Way and that portion of Williams Court as Public Streets. That certain
deeds dated November 25, 2008, conveying to Columbus, Georgia, that portion of
Williams Court also know as the Cul-de-sac be and the same is hereby accepted.
The Clerk of Council is hereby authorized to have said deeds recorded in the
Deed Records in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Muscogee County,
Georgia. A copy of the deeds are hereto attached and by this reference made a
part of this resolution.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the _________day of _____________, and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of _____________members of said Council.