Explanation
The City of Columbus, Ohio ("City"), for good and valuable consideration desires to quitclaim to Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation, a perpetual non-exclusive easement in, under, across, over, and through certain City owned property. The easement is to be located in the vicinity of Bethel Road and Riverside Drive, more fully described in the body of this legislation, and necessary to the installation, construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, repair, and removal a natural gas pipeline. After investigation, it has been determined that the conveyance of the easement will not adversely affect the City and should be granted. The Department of Law, Real Estate Division, has determined a value of $30,066.00 for the easement. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to grant the requested quitclaim easement through certain City owned real property.
Fiscal Impact: The City shall receive $30,066.00 to be received as consideration for the granting of the requested easement right, shall be deposited in the proper City fund, as determined by the City Auditor.
Emergency Justification: N/A
Title
To authorize the Directors of the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Department of Public Utilities to execute a Quitclaim Deed of Easement, as requested by Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation, necessary to grant the gas company an utility easement through certain City real property located in the vicinity of Bethel Road and Riverside Drive for the installation and operation of a natural gas pipeline.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio ("City"), for good and valuable consideration desires to quitclaim to Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation, a perpetual non-exclusive easement in, under, across, over, and through certain City owned property; and
WHEREAS, the property, more fully described in the body of this legislation, is located in the vicinity of Bethel Road and Riverside Drive; and;
WHEREAS, "Columbia Gas", proposes to install, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, and remove a natural gas pipeline; and
WHEREAS, after investigation, by the Departments of Public Service and Public Utilities, it has been determined that the quitclaim easement will not adversely affect the City and should be granted; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, has determined a value of $30,066.00 for the easement; and
WHEREAS, the following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks to execute those instruments necessary to grant the requested quitclaim easement through certain City owned real property, more fully described within the body of this ordinance; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks, and the Director of the Department of Public Utilities, severally, be and hereby are authorized to execute those documents as prepared by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to quitclaim unto Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation, certain easements in, under, across, over and through the following described City owned real property:
Tract 1:
0.799 Acre
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in the City of Columbus. And being a part of Section Number 3, Township 2, Range 19 of the United States Military Lands, as conveyed to The City of Columbus, (Hereon referred to as Grantor) as recorded in Deed Book 314, Page 548 of the Franklin County Recorders Office, Columbus, Ohio and being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing for reference at the centerline intersection of Bethel Road and Riverside Drive. Thence N-14°14'48"-W with the centerline of Riverside Drive, for a distance of 24.26 feet to a point. Thence S-75°44'39"-W leaving said centerline, for a distance of 30.00 feet to the Point of Beginning of the non-exclusive strip easement hereon described:
Thence S-01 °56'47"-W through the Grantors property, for a distance of 8.22 feet to a point.
Thence S-10°48'02"-E continuing through the Grantors property, for a distance of 208.60 feet to a point.
Thence S-63°48'24"-W continuing through the Grantors property, for a distance of 467.18 feet to a point in the centerline of the Scioto River.
Thence N-04°11'14"-W with said centerline, for a distance of 53.93 feet to a point.
Thence N-63°48'24"-E leaving said centerline, for a distance of 408.88 feet to a point.
Thence N-10°48'02"-W for a distance of 176.09 feet to a point.
Thence N-01°56'47"-E for a distance of 82.67 feet to a point.
Thence S-86°32'36"-E for a distance of 30.24 feet, to a point on the west right-of-way of Riverside Drive.
Thence S-14°14'48"-E with said right-of-way, for a distance of 70.88 feet to the Point of Beginning of the herein described non-exclusive strip easement. Said easement containing 0.799± acres of land.
Tract 2:
0.454 Acre
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, and in the City of Columbus. And being a part of Survey Number 4854 of the Virginia Military Lands, as conveyed to The City of Columbus, (Hereon referred to as Grantor) as recorded in Deed Book 314, Page 631 of the Franklin County Recorders Office, Columbus, Ohio and being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing for reference at the southeast corner of Lot Number 11 and the northeast corner of Lot Number 12 as referenced on Plat Book 46, Page 85 of Shire Cove Subdivision. Thence N-08°46'14"-W with the east property line of Lot Number 11, for a distance of 107.11 feet to a point. Said point being the Point of Beginning of the non-exclusive strip easement hereon described:
Thence N-08°46'14"-W continuing with the east property line of Lot Number 11 and the Grantors west property line, for a distance of 51.24 feet to a point.
Thence N-68°36'39"-E through the Grantors property, for a distance of 397.23 feet to a point in the centerline of the Scioto River.
Thence S-04°11'14"-E with said centerline, for a distance of 52.34 feet to a point.
Thence S-68°36'39"-W leaving said centerline, for a distance of 392.94 feet to the Point of Beginning of the herein described non-exclusive strip easement. Said easement containing 0.454± acres of land.
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to deposit the Thirty Thousand Sixty Six Dollars ($30,066.00), to be received by the City as consideration for the granting of the subject quitclaim easement, in the appropriate City fund.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.