Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Children's Hospital that will result in the elimination of the Division of Power and Water's current South Substation located at 572 Wager Street. Children's Hospital needs the land that the South Substation occupies in order for them to build their new patient tower. In exchange for this site, the hospital has agreed to have the current circuits that originate out of this substation converted to higher voltage. The Division of Power and Water can then route power to the area from other substations. A new substation would not be required. This will allow the Division to abandon the South Substation site. When the conversion is complete, and the station is abandoned, the City will turn over the site to Children's Hospital.
Emergency action is requested in order to allow an agreement to be entered into prior to the end of the year so the hospital can meet their construction timetable.
Fiscal Impact: Children's Hospital will pay for conversion of the affected electrical circuits and removal of the substation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Children's Hospital that will result in the elimination of the Division of Power and Water's current South Substation, to convey the property to Children's Hospital, to waive provisions of Columbus City Code relating to sale of city-owned realty and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City is the owner of the fee simple title to the real property; and
WHEREAS, an electric substation owned by the City of Columbus and operated by the City's Division of Power and Water, is located on property needed by Children's Hospital for construction of a new patient tower; and
WHEREAS, the South Substation provides electricity to a portion of the electric distribution system owned by the City; and
WHEREAS, Children's Hospital desires to acquire the property and have the South Substation removed there from; and
WHEREAS, the South Substation cannot be eliminated until other facilities are constructed and installed so that the City may continue to provide electricity through the South Distribution System; and
WHEREAS, the City is willing to convey the property to Children's Hospital and to remove the City's transformers and other equipment from the property if Children's Hospital pays the costs of designing, constructing and installing the facilities upgrades and of removing the City's transformers and other equipment from the property, all upon the terms and conditions more specifically set forth in this agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to allow conveyance of said property Section 329.29 of Columbus City Code pertaining to sale of city-owned realty is waived, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities, to enter into an agreement with Children's Hospital to allow the elimination of the Division of Power and Water's current South Substation and conversion of electrical circuits, in an emergency manner to allow an agreement to be entered into prior to the end of the year so the hospital can meet their construction timetable, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; 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 enter into an agreement with Children's Hospital to allow the elimination of the Division of Power and Water's current South Substation and conversion of electrical circuits.
SECTION 2. That the Director of Public Utilities is hereby authorized to convey the property to Children's Hospital and to remove the City's transformers and other equipment from the property if the hospital pays the costs of designing, constructing and installing the facilities and of removing the City's transformers and other equipment from the property, all upon the terms and conditions more specifically set forth in the agreement.
SECTION 3. That Section 329.29 of Columbus City Codes pertaining to sale of city-owned realty is hereby waived.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons set forth in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.