Agenda Item ________
COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT
COUNCIL MEETING
March 4, 2008
Agenda Report #______________
TO: Mayor and Councilors
SUBJECT: Demolition of Derelict Buildings by City Contract
INITIATED BY: Development Resource Center - Inspections and Code
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Recommendation: Approve the cost of the demolition of nine structures, as
priced by Reaves Wrecking
Company, Inc. A chronology is attached for each structure.
Background: Upon routine investigation, Property Maintenance Inspectors made
inspections of the properties, took photographs and wrote up the structures
according to the unsafe building ordinance (Section 8-81 - 8-90 of the Columbus
Code of Ordinances). Inspections and Code notified the owners of the hearings
to be held, held hearings, and then mailed notices to the owners, giving them
45 days in which to demolish or to repair the structures.
Analysis: Some work has been done on the following: 5188 River Rd,
Chattahoochee Valley, Ind., 6620 Hensley Dr, Harris, No work has been done on
the following: 3619 Youmans St., Adams, 2817 Colorado St, Colorado G Real Est.
Holding, 3316 O?Neal St, Deal, 2722 9th St, William T. Ford Mortuary, 3622
Youmans St, Foster, 4825 13th Ave, Jones, and 2504 2nd Ave., Scruggs.
Alternatives: The only alternative to the City?s proceeding with the
demolition will be for the owners to complete the demolition of the structures
prior to approval by Council.
Financial Considerations: Demolitions under City contracts are funded by the
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and the General Fund
(0101-240-2200-6381). The City has signed an annual contract with Reaves
Wrecking Company, Inc., to do all of the demolitions for the City. Upon
completion of the demolitions, the City will pay Reaves with funds from CDBG
and the General Fund and will file liens against the properties for the cost of
the demolitions. These liens will have to be repaid to the City before the
owners can sell the properties. The total cost for this demolition project is
$39,642.55.
Legal Considerations: All precautions have been taken to assure that the
owners received proper notification of all actions by the City. The annual
contract between Reaves Wrecking Company, Inc., and the City outlines the
responsibility of Reaves in performing their work.
Recommendations/Actions: Approve the costs, as priced by Reaves, for the
demolition of the structures and the clearing of the lots of the debris.
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