Explanation
Background: The Department of Finance and Management, Office of Construction Management on behalf of the Public Service Department, Construction Management Division ("City"), is renovating and repowering that City owned building commonly known as 2077 Parkwood, Columbus, Ohio ("Building #2"). The building is presently being use by Public Service personnel as storage of various low value equipment and materials. In order to extend power to Building #2, the City desires to grant the Columbus Southern Power Company ("AEP") a perpetual non-exclusive overhead utility easement over the north border of City owned real property, which includes ownership of the existing utility pole within the easement. The Department of Finance and Management, Office of Construction Management has determined that the use of municipal power to service the building would require costly circuit upgrades south of the property, which would be beyond the means of the project area. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the City to grant AEP the easement at no charge, including ownership of the existing utility pole, which would then be AEP's responsibility to maintain and replace. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute those instruments necessary to grant the requested easement.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested as not to delay the benefit to the City, which will result from the construction and installation of the electric power line.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department Finance and Management to execute those instruments necessary for the granting of an overhead utility easement to the Columbus Southern Power Company, for the purposes of providing electrical services to that City owned real property commonly known as 2077 Parkwood, Columbus, Ohio, and to the extent they may be applicable, to waive the competitive bidding and Land Review Commission requirements of the Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Public Service Department, Construction Management Division ("City") is renovating and repowering that City owned building commonly known as 2077 Parkwood, Columbus, Ohio ("Building #2"); and
WHEREAS, the building is presently being use by Transportation personnel as storage of various low value equipment and materials; and
WHEREAS, in order to extend power to Building #2, the City desires to grant the Columbus Southern Power Company ("AEP") a perpetual non-exclusive overhead utility easement over the north border of City owned real property, which includes ownership of the existing utility pole within the easement; and
WHEREAS, the Public Service Department has determined that the use of municipal power to service the building would require costly circuit upgrades south of the property which would be beyond the means of the project area; and
WHEREAS, therefore, it is in the best interest of the City to grant AEP the easement at no charge, including ownership of the existing utility pole, which would then be AEP's responsibility to maintain and replace; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute those instruments, prepared and approved by the Real Estate Division, Department of Law, necessary to grant an overhead utility easement to the Columbus Southern Power Company 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 those documents, prepared by the Real Estate Division, Department of Law, necessary to quitclaim a Five (5') foot wide perpetual non-exclusive easement over that City owned real property situated south from and adjacent to the north property line, and to extend from an existing pole number 1871817,732769 in a westerly direction for a distance of approximately One Hundred One (101') feet, and there terminating.
Section 2. That this Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to waive and does hereby waive the requirements of Columbus City Codes (1959) Revised, Chapter 328 (Land Review Commission); Section 329.29 (competitive bidding); and Chapter 329.30 (Sale of city-owned personal property) to the extent that they may apply to this transaction with regards to this ordinance only.
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 its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.