Agenda Item ________
COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT
COUNCIL MEETING
August 9, 2011
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 twelve 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: No work has been done on the following: 818 23rd Street, Branch
Banking & Trust Co., 405 Mellon Street, Barksdale, 2932 Dawson Street,
Campbell, 2218 8th Street, German, 4922 Mehaffey Street, Holt, 1718 43rd
Street, Lopez, 1434 26th Street, Primitive Baptist Church, 2126 8th Street,
Reynolds, 1517 26th Street, Rose Anne Enterprises, 2807 Baldwin Street, T Marie
Enterprises, 1004 Sheridan, Weatherholtz, 1481 25th Street,
Yarbrough.
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
$59,638.80.
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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