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Agenda Item ________



COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT



COUNCIL MEETING



September 9, 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 twenty five 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: 611 24th St. Daniels,

2705 N. Lumpkin Road, James, 933 Samson Ave, Value City, No work has been done

on the following: 3619 Youmans St., Adams, 2340 S. Andrews Circle, Birge, 2728

N. Lumpkin Road, Collum, 900,910,912,914,916,920,922 & 924 Calvin Avenue,

Edwards, 4802 ?13th Avenue, Faison, 2069 Mason Street, Florence, 102 ?30th

Street, Howard, 2936 ?9th St, Johnson, 14 Esquiline Drive, JP Morgan Chase

Bank, 4429 St. Mary?s Road, Olds, 221 26th Street, Peete, 3315 O?Neal Street,

Staysharpe, 312 Bragg Smith Street, Thomas, 185 ? 30th Avenue, White, 2119 1st

Avenue, Williams.



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

$102,056.38.



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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