As Introduced                            1            

122nd General Assembly                                             4            

   Regular Session                                  H. B. No. 486  5            

      1997-1998                                                    6            


               REPRESENTATIVES MEAD-SALERNO-TIBERI                 7            


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                           A   B I L L                                          

             To authorize the conveyance of two parcels of         11           

                state-owned real estate located in Franklin        12           

                County to the City of Columbus.                                 




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        14           

      Section 1.  The Governor is hereby authorized to execute a   16           

deed in the name of the state conveying to the City of Columbus,   17           

its successors and assigns, all of the state's right, title, and   18           

interest in the following described real estate:                   19           

      Parcel 1 (20.098 acres)                                      21           

      Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in    23           

the City of Columbus, located in Virginia Military Survey No.      25           

2668, and being part of a 300 acre tract conveyed to the State of  26           

Ohio in Deed Book 101, Page 390, Franklin County Recorder's        27           

Office, and being more particularly described as follows:          28           

      Beginning for reference at an iron pin found at the          30           

intersection of northerly right of way line of West Broad Street   31           

(80 feet in width) and the easterly right of way line of           32           

Wheatland Avenue (40 feet in width);                               33           

      thence N 09°14'48" W, along the easterly right of way line   35           

of said Wheatland Avenue, a distance of 502.10 feet to an iron     36           

pin set, said iron pin being the True Point of Beginning of        38           

herein described tract, passing an iron pin found at 251.05 feet;  39           

      thence N 09°14'48" W, along the easterly right of way line   41           

of said Wheatland Avenue, a distance of 1810.12 feet to an iron    42           

pin set;                                                           43           

      thence N 77°17'50" E, along an existing fence, a distance    45           

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of 108.55 feet to a point;                                         46           

      thence N 85°16'59" E, along an existing fence, a distance    48           

of 273.91 feet to a point;                                         49           

      thence N 89°00'05" E, along an existing fence, a distance    51           

of 111.16 feet to an iron pin set;                                 52           

      thence S 09°14'48" E, a distance of 1121.50 feet to an iron  54           

pin set at the northwesterly corner of a buffer zone to the        55           

Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital;                                 56           

      thence S 04°09'22" E, along the westerly line of said        58           

buffer zone to the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital, a distance   59           

of 699.77 feet to an iron pin set;                                 60           

      thence S 86°00'00" W, a distance of 431.14 feet to the True  63           

Point of Beginning, containing 20.098 acres, more or less,         64           

subject to all rights of way, easements, and restrictions of       65           

record.                                                                         

      Basis of bearing is the northerly right of way line of West  67           

Broad Street being N 86°00'00" E, as shown in Plat Book 4, Page    69           

326, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.                                  

      This description was prepared by Phil Y. Shih, Registered    71           

Surveyor No. 7668, based on an actual field survey performed in    72           

February, 1997.                                                    73           

      Parcel 2 (2.410 acres)                                       75           

      Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in    77           

the City of Columbus, located in Virginia Military Survey No.      78           

2668, and being part of a 300 acre tract conveyed to the State of  79           

Ohio in Deed Book 101, Page 390, Franklin County Recorder's        80           

Office, and being more particularly described as follows:          81           

      Beginning for reference at an iron pin found at the          83           

intersection of northerly right of way line of West Broad Street   84           

(80 feet in width) and the easterly right of way line of           85           

Wheatland Avenue (40 feet in width);                               86           

      thence N 09°14'48" W, along the easterly right of way line   88           

of said Wheatland Avenue, a distance of 251.05 feet to an iron     89           

pin found marking the northwesterly corner of a 0.865 acre tract   90           

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conveyed to the City of Columbus as recorded in Official Record    91           

19320 E14, said iron pin being the True Point of Beginning of      93           

herein described tract;                                                         

      thence N 09°14'48" W, along the easterly right of way line   95           

of said Wheatland Avenue, a distance of 251.05 feet to an iron     96           

pin set;                                                           97           

      thence N 86°00'00" E, a distance of 431.14 feet to an iron   99           

pin set in the westerly line of a buffer zone to the Central Ohio  101          

Psychiatric Hospital;                                                           

      thence S 04°09'22" E, along the westerly line of said        103          

buffer zone to the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital, a distance   104          

of 250.00 feet to an iron pin set in the northerly line of a       105          

1.435 acre tract of land in lease between the State of Ohio and    106          

the City of Columbus, described in State of Ohio Lease File No.    107          

5020, and recorded in Official Record 19320 E18;                   108          

      thence S 86°00'00" W, along the northerly line of said       110          

1.435 acre tract and said 0.865 acre tract, a distance of 408.86   111          

feet to the True Point of Beginning, containing 2.410 acres, more  113          

or less, subject to all rights of way, easements, and                           

restrictions of record.                                            114          

      Basis of bearing is the northerly right of way line of West  116          

Broad Street being N 86°00'00" E, as shown in Plat Book 4, Page    118          

326, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.                                  

      This description was prepared by Phil Y. Shih, Registered    120          

Surveyor No. 7668, based on an actual field survey performed in    121          

February, 1997.                                                    122          

      Section 2.  Consideration for conveyance of the real estate  124          

is the appraised value of the real estate as determined or         125          

approved by the Director of Administrative Services.  The          126          

Director shall appraise the real estate or have it appraised by    127          

one or more disinterested persons at a fee determined by the       128          

Director. Unless the Director makes the appraisal, the Director    129          

shall review the appraisal and either approve or disapprove it.    130          

If the Director disapproves the appraisal, the real estate shall   131          

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again be appraised as provided in this section.  Upon determining  133          

or approving an appraised value, the Director shall notify the     134          

City of Columbus in writing of the purchase price.  The City of    135          

Columbus shall pay the appraisal fees.                                          

      Section 3.  Upon payment of the purchase price, the Auditor  137          

of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall       138          

prepare a deed to the real estate.  The deed shall state the       139          

consideration. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the   140          

name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State,        141          

sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the office   142          

of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the City   143          

of Columbus.  The City of Columbus shall present the deed for      144          

recording in the Office of the Franklin County Recorder.           145          

      Section 4.  This act expires one year after its effective    147          

date.