As Passed by the House                        1            

122nd General Assembly                                             4            

   Regular Session                              Am. H. B. No. 486  5            

      1997-1998                                                    6            


        REPRESENTATIVES MEAD-SALERNO-TIBERI-GARCIA-MYERS-          7            

                   SCHULER-MASON-LEWIS-TAVARES                     8            


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                           A   B I L L                                          

             To authorize the conveyance of two parcels of         12           

                state-owned real estate located in Franklin        13           

                County to the City of  Columbus.                   14           




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        16           

      Section 1.  The Governor is hereby authorized to execute a   18           

deed in the name of the state conveying to the City of Columbus,   19           

its successors and assigns, all of the state's right, title, and   20           

interest in the following described real estate:                   21           

      Parcel 1 (20.098 acres)                                      23           

      Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in    25           

the City of Columbus, located in Virginia Military Survey No.      27           

2668, and being part of a 300 acre tract conveyed to the State of  28           

Ohio in Deed Book 101, Page 390, Franklin County Recorder's        29           

Office, and being more particularly described as follows:          30           

      Beginning for reference at an iron pin found at the          32           

intersection of northerly right of way line of West Broad Street   33           

(80 feet in width) and the easterly right of way line of           34           

Wheatland Avenue (40 feet in width);                               35           

      thence N 09°14'48" W, along the easterly right of way line   37           

of said Wheatland Avenue, a distance of 502.10 feet to an iron     38           

pin set, said iron pin being the True Point of Beginning of        40           

herein described tract, passing an iron pin found at 251.05 feet;  41           

      thence N 09°14'48" W, along the easterly right of way line   43           

of said Wheatland Avenue, a distance of 1810.12 feet to an iron    44           

pin set;                                                           45           

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      thence N 77°17'50" E, along an existing fence, a distance    47           

of 108.55 feet to a point;                                         48           

      thence N 85°16'59" E, along an existing fence, a distance    50           

of 273.91 feet to a point;                                         51           

      thence N 89°00'05" E, along an existing fence, a distance    53           

of 111.16 feet to an iron pin set;                                 54           

      thence S 09°14'48" E, a distance of 1121.50 feet to an iron  56           

pin set at the northwesterly corner of a buffer zone to the        57           

Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital;                                 58           

      thence S 04°09'22" E, along the westerly line of said        60           

buffer zone to the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital, a distance   61           

of 699.77 feet to an iron pin set;                                 62           

      thence S 86°00'00" W, a distance of 431.14 feet to the True  65           

Point of Beginning, containing 20.098 acres, more or less,         66           

subject to all rights of way, easements, and restrictions of       67           

record.                                                                         

      Basis of bearing is the northerly right of way line of West  69           

Broad Street being N 86°00'00" E, as shown in Plat Book 4, Page    71           

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

      This description was prepared by Phil Y. Shih, Registered    73           

Surveyor No. 7668, based on an actual field survey performed in    74           

February, 1997.                                                    75           

      Parcel 2 (2.410 acres)                                       77           

      Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in    79           

the City of Columbus, located in Virginia Military Survey No.      80           

2668, and being part of a 300 acre tract conveyed to the State of  81           

Ohio in Deed Book 101, Page 390, Franklin County Recorder's        82           

Office, and being more particularly described as follows:          83           

      Beginning for reference at an iron pin found at the          85           

intersection of northerly right of way line of West Broad Street   86           

(80 feet in width) and the easterly right of way line of           87           

Wheatland Avenue (40 feet in width);                               88           

      thence N 09°14'48" W, along the easterly right of way line   90           

of said Wheatland Avenue, a distance of 251.05 feet to an iron     91           

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pin found marking the northwesterly corner of a 0.865 acre tract   92           

conveyed to the City of Columbus as recorded in Official Record    93           

19320 E14, said iron pin being the True Point of Beginning of      95           

herein described tract;                                                         

      thence N 09°14'48" W, along the easterly right of way line   97           

of said Wheatland Avenue, a distance of 251.05 feet to an iron     98           

pin set;                                                           99           

      thence N 86°00'00" E, a distance of 431.14 feet to an iron   101          

pin set in the westerly line of a buffer zone to the Central Ohio  103          

Psychiatric Hospital;                                                           

      thence S 04°09'22" E, along the westerly line of said        105          

buffer zone to the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital, a distance   106          

of 250.00 feet to an iron pin set in the northerly line of a       107          

1.435 acre tract of land in lease between the State of Ohio and    108          

the City of Columbus, described in State of Ohio Lease File No.    109          

5020, and recorded in Official Record 19320 E18;                   110          

      thence S 86°00'00" W, along the northerly line of said       112          

1.435 acre tract and said 0.865 acre tract, a distance of 408.86   113          

feet to the True Point of Beginning, containing 2.410 acres, more  115          

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

restrictions of record.                                            116          

      Basis of bearing is the northerly right of way line of West  118          

Broad Street being N 86°00'00" E, as shown in Plat Book 4, Page    120          

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

      This description was prepared by Phil Y. Shih, Registered    122          

Surveyor No. 7668, based on an actual field survey performed in    123          

February, 1997.                                                    124          

      Section 2.  Consideration for conveyance of the real estate  126          

is the appraised value of the real estate as determined or         127          

approved by the Director of Administrative Services.  The          128          

Director shall appraise the real estate or have it appraised by    129          

one or more disinterested persons at a fee determined by the       130          

Director. Unless the Director makes the appraisal, the Director    131          

shall review the appraisal and either approve or disapprove it.    132          

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If the Director disapproves the appraisal, the real estate shall   133          

again be appraised as provided in this section.  Upon determining  135          

or approving an appraised value, the Director shall notify the     136          

City of Columbus in writing of the purchase price.  The City of    137          

Columbus shall pay all appraisal fees and all costs of the         138          

conveyance.                                                                     

      Section 3.  Upon payment of the purchase price, the Auditor  140          

of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall       141          

prepare a deed to the real estate.  The deed shall state the       142          

consideration. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the   143          

name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State,        144          

sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the office   145          

of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the City   146          

of Columbus.  The City of Columbus shall present the deed for      147          

recording in the Office of the Franklin County Recorder.           148          

      Section 4.  This act expires one year after its effective    150          

date.