EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City owns real property located at 865 East Capital Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205, {Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-033923} (“Property”). The property is managed by the Recreation and Parks Department (“CRPD”) and is further described and recorded in Instrument Number 202010080154742, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio. The City is making improvements at this site and in order to complete that project the Ohio Power Company, doing business as American Electric Power, (“AEP”) will need to install underground electric lines and facilities to provide electric service to the Property. AEP now requests the applicable electric utility easement to burden a portion of the Property in order to maintain certain electric facilities and associated appurtenances for the service of electrical energy and impulses to the Property (“Easement”). CRPD reviewed the request and supports granting AEP an easement in consideration that (i) the Easement supports electricity services to the Property, and (ii), the Easement will be nonexclusive.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not applicable
TITLE
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute and acknowledge any document(s), as approved by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to grant to the Ohio Power Company an electric utility easement to burden a portion of the City’s real property located at 865 East Capital Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City owns property at 865 East Capital Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205, {Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-033923} (“Property”); and
WHEREAS, the City intends to grant The Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation doing business as American Electric Power, (“AEP”) an electric utility easement to burden a portion of the Property in order to maintain certain electric facilities and associated appurtenances for the delivery electrical energy and impulses (“Easement”) solely for the benefit of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to quitclaim grant AEP the Easement in consideration (i) the Easement supports electricity services to the Property, and (ii) the Easement will be nonexclusive; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute and acknowledge any document(s) necessary to quitclaim grant the Easement to AEP; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the Department of Law, Real Estate Division to approve all document(s) associated with this ordinance; and 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 and acknowledge any document(s) necessary to quitclaim grant to the Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation doing business as American Electric Power, (“AEP”) and its successors and assigns an electric utility easement to burden a portion of the City’s real property located at 865 East Capital Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205, {Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-033923} (“Property”), which is described and depicted in the two (2) page attachment which is fully incorporated for reference as if rewritten, in order for AEP to non-exclusively maintain certain electric facilities and associated appurtenances for the delivery of electrical energy and impulses solely for the benefit of the Property.
SECTION 2. That the Department of Law, Real Estate Division is required to pre-approve all document(s) executed by the City pursuant to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the earliest period allowed by law.