Explanation
Background: The City owns real property located at 4211 Groves Road, Columbus, Ohio 43232 and identified as Franklin County Tax Parcel Number 010-118493. The City is constructing an auction lot for the Fleet Management Division at this site that requires a new electric feed from Ohio Power Company ("AEP") to serve the facility.
AEP requires an easement from the City to install the necessary electric utility infrastructure, specifically pad-mount electric transformers, underground electric cables, and appurtenances to serve the new facility. The Department of Finance and Management has reviewed the easement area the requested by AEP to provide servece that will exclusively serve the City and has determined that the easement should be granted at no charge. 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 so to not delay the City's construction project.
Title
To authorize the director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute those instruments necessary to grant a perpetual, non-exclusive, electrical utility easement to the Ohio Power Company, for the purposes of providing electrical services to that City-owned real property commonly known 4211 Groves Road, Columbus, Ohio 43232; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the City is constructing an auction lot for the Fleet Management Division on City-owned real property, commonly known 4211 Groves Road, that requires new electric service; and
WHEREAS, in order to extend power to the new auction lot, the City desires to grant the the Ohio Power Company("AEP") a perpetual non-exclusive utility ten (10) foot wide easement along the west side of the driveway of City- owned real property; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Management reviewed and determined the easement area requested by AEP will benefit the City and should be granted at no charge; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the City, that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance to execute those instruments, prepared and approved by the Real Estate Division, Department of Law, necessary to grant a quitclaim a ten (10) foot wide perpetual, non-exclusive, easement over that City owned real property so as not to delay the construction project and resulting benefit to the City, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
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 perpetual, nonexclusive, electrical utility easement to the Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation ("AEP"), burdening the tract of real property legally described by survey attached as Exhibit A and as mapped in the Easement Exhibit attached as Exhibit B, incorporated into this ordinance for reference, to install, replace, operate, maintain, repair, and remove pad-mount electric transformers, underground electric cables, and associated appurtenances.
SECTION 2. For the reasons stated in this ordinance's preamble, which are made a part of this ordinance, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and is effective and in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten (10) days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes this ordinance.