Explanation
This legislation is authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to execute documents necessary to transfer ownership of an existing City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water (DOW) waterline to Distribution Land Company LLC.
The City of Columbus, DOW is requiring Distribution Land Company LLC (real estate owner) to install one or more backflow devices for buildings on the property. In order to comply with the requirement of installing required backflow prevention, Distribution Land Company LLC seeks to take ownership of an existing City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities waterline for the purpose of establishing water service line with a single meter for the property.
A 16 (sixteen) inch diameter public water main owned by the City of Columbus, DOW located on private property, parcel number 520-150031. Distribution Land Company LLC has a private water tap and meter located at the south end of this water main. The water main runs north to south with the dead end occurring at the southern end of the main. Distribution Land Company LLC plans to install a new 12 (twelve) inch private water tap and meter north of their existing meter. After the meter, the private service will connect back into the existing 16 (sixteen) inch water main. Since it is a dead end water main, this will convert the public main into a private water service south of the proposed connection. Therefore, once the work is completed, the ownership of the water main will need transferred from the City of Columbus, DOW to Distribution Land Company LLC.
A proposed Waterline Ownership Transfer Agreement between the City of Columbus, DOW and Distribution Land Company LLC has been written and the parties are expected to sign, outlining responsibilities of each party.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water respectfully requests this legislation be considered as an emergency in order to expedite Distribution Land Company LLC’s ability to take ownership of the existing City of Columbus, DOW owned waterline.
FISCAL IMPACT: ($0.00) no funds are required.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those documents necessary to transfer ownership of an existing City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities waterline to Distribution Land Company LLC; to authorize the waiver of the requirements of City Code for the sale of City-owned personal property; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water (DOW) is requiring Distribution Land Company LLC to install one or more backflow prevention devices for buildings on said property; and
WHEREAS, in order to comply with the requirement of installing required backflow prevention devices, Distribution Land Company LLC, seeks to take ownership of an existing City of Columbus waterline for the purpose of establishing a water service line with a single meter for the owner’s property; and
WHEREAS, City of Columbus relinquishes, any and all rights and ownership related to the following Waterline, currently owned and maintained by the City of Columbus: a 16 inch water main commencing at a proposed 12 inch service valve to be located approximately 390 feet south of the intersection of Morse Road and Limited Parkway, as delineated on Water Service Plan P-0763, and extending south along Limited Parkway to, and terminating at an existing 16 inch x 12 inch reducer and 12 inch service valve, both to remain; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance requests a waiver of requirements in Chapter 329 of City Code for the sale of City-owned personal property to bypass requirements to offer the assets to other City agencies, thus expediting Distribution Land Company LLC’s ability to take ownership of these waterlines for the purpose of establishing water service line with a single meter for the property; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water (DOW) in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to execute those documents necessary to transfer ownership of an existing City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities waterline to Distribution Land Company LLC to comply with the requirement to install backflow prevent devices, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Utilities is hereby authorized to execute those documents necessary to transfer ownership of the described waterline to Distribution Land Company, LLC in order to comply with the requirement to install backflow prevention devices; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
SECTION 2. That the Council of the City of Columbus finds it is in the best interests of the City to waive City Code Section 329.34 Sale of City-owned personal property, and it is hereby waived, to transfer ownership of the existing City of Columbus waterline to Distribution Land Company, LLC, in order to comply with the requirement to install backflow prevention devices.
SECTION 3. 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.