Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus ("City"), is the fee owner of certain real property, which is leased to the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority ("County"), commonly known as the Franklin County Convention Center ("Center"). The City and County jointly desire to grant the Columbus Southern Power Company, an Ohio corporation, an easement for the purpose of installing underground electric wires and appurtenances. After investigation, the Department of Finance and Management on behalf of the City has determined that it is in the best interests of the City to grant these requested easements at no charge. This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute a Quitclaim Deed of Easement necessary to grant the subject easement.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested as not to delay the benefit to the City and County, which will result from the proposed electric services to be provided in connection to the Franklin County Convention Center.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute a Quitclaim Deed of Easement and any ancillary documents along with the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority to jointly grant certain easements to the Columbus Southern Power Company; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus ("City") and the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority ("County") jointly desire to grant the Columbus Southern Power Company, an Ohio corporation, certain easements for the purpose of installing underground electric wires and appurtenances in order to supply electric services; and
WHEREAS, the easements will allow the Columbus Southern Power Company to provide electricity to improvements made in connection to the Center; and
WHEREAS, after investigation, the Department of Finance and Management has determined that it is in the best interests of the City to grant these requested easements grant at no charge; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Department of Finance and Management to immediately execute those instruments, prepared and approved by the Real Estate Division, Department of Law, necessary to grant certain easements to the Columbus Southern Power Company in order to provide electricity in connection to the Franklin County Convention Center, so as not to delay the resulting benefit to the City, thereby 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 Department of Finance and Management be and hereby is authorized to execute a Quitclaim Deed of Easement and any ancillary documents, as prepared and approved by the Real Estate Division, Department of Law, necessary to grant certain electrical easements for the following described real property:
(See legal description attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof)
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 its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.