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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2016 — 53 By: Mayor Kennedy A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE NECESSITY AND INTENTION OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO, TO APPROPRIATE A FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN 5.439 ACRES OF PROPERTY, IDENTIFIED AS A PART OF PERMANENT PARCEL NOS. 232-23-021 AND 232-23-022, AND LOCATED ON VACANT LAND OWNED BY THE NORTH OLMSTED BOARD OF EDUCATION, FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING STORM SEWER MANAGEMENT AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING SEWERS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted intends to acquire 5.439 acres of land, part of Permanent Parcel Nos. 232-23-021 and 232-23-022, located on vacant land owned by the North Olmsted Board of Education ("School District"), for the public purpose of constructing storm water management and drainage systems, including sewers; and WHEREAS, the Mayor has directed and the Service Director and Engineer have identified strategic locations in the City for the construction of storm water management systems and sewers to improve the City's infrastructure and combat residential flooding in North Olmsted; and WHEREAS, the City has conceptual drawings for general specifications prepared for bidding of a public improvement project known as "Pine Drainage Basin Improvement Project" to be constructed on said 5.439 acres of land, including retention systems, drains and sewers, designed to improve storm water drainage generally, and especially in the immediate vicinity; and WHEREAS, the Project area is and has historically served as a natural stream and drainage ditch for storm water drainage and is well situated and an ideal location for the proposed storm water retainage system, and dramatically increases the capacity of the system, without undue burden, expense or interference with the School District's land usage; WHEREAS, the Mayor has, since the Fall of 2015, communicated with the School District to discuss the property appropriation, offered cooperation with and respect for School District property uses and future development, but the School District has not agreed through negotiation of a purchase price; and WHEREAS, on October 6, 2015, this Council adopted Resolution 2015-94, which is incorporated herein by reference, describing the Project and authorizing the Director of Law to commence Eminent Domain proceedings against the North Olmsted Board of Education to