EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City owns real property located at 1900 Wilson Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228 {Franklin County Tax Parcel 560-154646}, which is commonly known as the “Raymond Memorial Golf Course” and managed by the Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD). The Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation doing business as American Electric Power (“AEP”), requests an electric utility easement to burden a portion of the Raymond Memorial Golf Course in order to install certain electric facilities and associated appurtenances for the distribution, delivery, and service of electrical energy and impulses (i.e. Easement) in the vicinity of the Raymond Memorial Golf Course. CRPD reviewed and supports granting AEP the Easement in consideration that (i) the Easement supports electricity services in the vicinity of the Raymond Memorial Golf Course, and (ii) AEP is compensating the City One Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00) for granting the Easement.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested so to not hinder electrical services to the vicinity of the Raymond Memorial Golf Course, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the director of the Recreation and Parks Department to execute and acknowledge any document(s), as approved by the City Attorney, and in consideration of $1,000.00, necessary to grant to the Ohio Power Company, d.b.a. AEP, an electric utility easement to burden a portion of the City’s real property at the Raymond Memorial Golf Course; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City intends to support electric services in the vicinity of its real property located at 1900 Wilson Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228 {Franklin County Tax Parcel 560-154646} (i.e. Raymond Memorial Golf Course);
WHEREAS, the City intends to grant AEP an electric utility easement to burden a portion of the Raymond Memorial Golf Course in order to install certain electric facilities and associated appurtenances for the distribution, delivery, and service of electrical energy and impulses (i.e. Easement) in the vicinity of the Raymond Memorial Golf Course;
WHEREAS, the City intends to quit claim grant AEP the Easement in consideration that (i) the Easement supports electricity services in the vicinity of the Raymond Memorial Golf Course, and (ii) AEP is compensating the City One Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00) for granting the Easement;
WHEREAS, the City intends for the director of the Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) to execute and acknowledge any document(s) necessary to quit claim grant the Easement to AEP;
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to approve all document(s) associated with this ordinance;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to quit claim grant the Easement to AEP in order to prevent delay of electric utility services in the vicinity of the Raymond Memorial Golf Course, which will preserve the public peace, property, health, welfare, and safety; and now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. That the director of the Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) is authorized to execute and acknowledge any document(s) necessary to quit claim grant to the Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation doing business as AEP (i.e. AEP), and AEP’s successors and assigns an electric utility easement to burden the 0.001 acre, more or less, tract and portion of the City’s real property located at 1900 Wilson Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228 {Franklin County Tax Parcel 560-154646} (i.e. Raymond Memorial Golf Course) described and depicted in the three (3) page attachment, Exhibit-A, which is fully incorporated for reference as if rewritten, in order for AEP to install certain electric facilities and associated appurtenances for the distribution, delivery, and service of electrical energy and impulses (i.e. Easement) in the vicinity of the Raymond Memorial Golf Course.
SECTION 2. That the granting of the Easement to AEP is contingent upon the City’s receipt of consideration in the form of monetary compensation of One Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00) from AEP, which will be deposited with CRPD’s Permanent Improvement Fund 7747.
SECTION 3. That the City Attorney is required to preapprove all document(s) executed by the City pursuant to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance, for the reasons stated in the preamble of this ordinance, which are fully incorporated for reference as if rewritten, is declared to be an emergency measure and is required take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten (10) days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes this ordinance.