Explanation
Pursuant to Ordinance 1902-2002, the City of Columbus granted a joint utility easement across the Scioto River to Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., and to Columbus Southern Power as a part of the Main Street Bridge replacement project. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., has now chosen to independently cross the Scioto River. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., has requested a new easement approximately 100 feet north of the original easement and has agreed to release the easement previously granted to them by the City of Columbus. After investigation it has been determined that the granting of a new easement will not adversely affect the City and that there are no objections to the granting of a new easement.
Emergency action is requested to allow Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., to begin the relocation of their facilities without delay thereby preserving the current schedule.
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To authorize the Director of the Public Service Department to execute those documents required to grant an easement to Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., that will allow them to relocate their existing facilities from the Main Street Bridge across the Scioto River so that reconstruction of the Main Street Bridge can proceed and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 1902-2002, the City of Columbus granted a joint utility easement across the Scioto River to Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., and to Columbus Southern Power as a part of the Main Street Bridge replacement project; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., has now chosen to independently cross the Scioto River; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., has now requested a new easement approximately 100 feet north of the original easement; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., has agreed to release the Scioto River crossing easement previously granted to them by the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, after investigation it has been determined that the granting of a new easement will not adversely affect the City and that there are no objections to the granting of a new easement; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department to execute those documents necessary to grant the requested easement so that Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., can begin the relocation of their facilities without delay thereby preserving the current project schedule and preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Public Service Department be and is hereby authorized to execute those documents necessary to grant the following described utility easement to Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.; to-wit:
Exhibit "B"
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus and being part of tracts of land conveyed to the City of Columbus by deed of record in Deed Book 602, Page 488, Deed Book 649, Page 468, Deed Book 3404, Page 179, Deed Book 535, Page 174, and Deed Book 620, Page 298 all references contained herein are to Franklin County Recorder's records, Franklin County, Ohio; and being part of land lying under the Scioto River; also being a twenty foot (20') wide strip of land for natural gas pipeline easement purposes, the centerline of which shall follow the centerline of an underground gas distribution pipeline as field installed across said lands, and being shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part thereof and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for a point of reference at the centerline intersection of Civic Center Drive and Main Street;
Thence, S 79°14'00" W, 220.02 feet along the centerline of said Main Street, to a point;
Thence, N 10°46'00" W, 38.00 feet to a point in the northerly right-of-way line of said Main Street, said point also being the true point of beginning of the herein described easement;
Thence, S 79°14'00" W, 20.00 feet along the northerly right-of-way line of said Main Street, to a point;
Thence, the following five (5) consecutive courses and distances on, over, and across said City of Columbus tracts and under the Scioto River;
1. N 10°24'11" W, 25.80 feet to a point
2. N 71°41'54" W, 985.11 feet to a point in the easterly right-of-way line of Washington Boulevard;
3. Along the arc of a curve to the left, having a central angle of 00°42'04", a radius of 1792.90 feet and a chord which bears N 42°34'28" E, 21.94 feet along the easterly right-of-way of said Washington Boulevard to a point;
4. S 71°41'54" E, 987.94 feet to a point;
5. S 10°24'11" E, 37.52 feet to the point of beginning and containing 0.467 acres, more or less.
The bearings used in this description are based on a bearing of S 79°14'00" W for the centerline of Main Street west of Civic Center Drive.
AND:
Exhibit "B-1"
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus and being part of tracts of land conveyed to the City of Columbus by deed of record in Deed Book 602, Page 488, Deed Book 649, Page 468, Deed Book 3404, Page 179, Deed Book 535, Page 174, and Deed Book 620, Page 298 all references contained herein are to Franklin County Recorder's records, Franklin County, Ohio; and being part of land lying under the Scioto River; also being a twenty foot (20') wide strip of land for natural gas pipeline easement purposes, the centerline of which shall follow the centerline of an underground gas distribution pipeline as field installed across said lands, and being shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part thereof and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for a point of reference at the centerline intersection of Civic Center Drive and Main Street;
Thence, S 79°14'00" W, 220.02 feet along the centerline of said Main Street, to a point;
Thence, N 10°46'00" W, 38.00 feet to a point on the northerly right-of-way of said Main Street;
Thence, N 10°24'11" W, 37.52 feet to a point;
Thence, N 71°41'54" E, 1075.86 feet to a point in the west line of Washington Boulevard, said point also being the true point of beginning of the herein described easement;
Thence, the following eight (8) consecutive courses and distances on, over and across said City of Columbus tracts and under the Scioto River;
1. With the westerly right-of-way of said Washington Boulevard and along the arc of a curve to the right having a central angle of 00°44'00", a radius of 1712.90 feet and a chord which bears S 43°47'12" W, 22.16 feet to a point;
2. N 71°41'54" W, 23.66 feet to a point;
3. S 45°44'04" W, 100.39 feet to a point
4. S 79°09'01" W, 33.71 feet to a point in the easterly right-of-way of Belle Street and the westerly line of said City of Columbus lands;
5. N 10°46'01" W, 20.00 feet along the easterly right-of-way of said Belle Street and the westerly line of said City of Columbus lands to a point;
6. N 79°09'01" E, 27.68 feet to a point;
7. N 45°44'04" E, 106.54 feet to a point;
8. S 71°41'54" E, 45.35 feet to the point of beginning and containing 0.077 acres more or less.
The bearings used in this description are based on a bearing of S 79°14'00" W for the centerline of Main Street west of Civic Center Drive.
CENTRAL SURVEYING CO. LTD.
William L. Willis, Professional Surveyor No. 7168
Section 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.