Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus is the owner of certain real property located in the vicinity of Riverside Drive and Butts Road, Delaware County, Ohio (O'Shaughnessy Reservoir). The County of Delaware is engaged in the construction a of sanitary lift station which will provide waste water treatment services to both sides of the Scioto River in the Concord Township area. Delaware County has requested that the City of Columbus grant a sanitary sewer easement as well as a waterline easement which, are both necessary to the completion of County's project. It is proposed that a sanitary easement to be granted to the Delaware County Board of Commissioners and a water line easement be granted to the Del-Co Water Company, Inc. After investigation by the Department of Public Utilities, it has been determined that the easements will not adversely affect the City and should be granted. The Department of Law, Real Estate Division, has established a value of $11,056.00 for the water line easement and a separate value of $16,608.00 for the sanitary sewer easement. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to grant the easements as requested by the County of Delaware.
Fiscal Impact: The combined total of $17,664.00 to be received by the City, as consideration for the subject easements, shall be deposited in the appropriate City fund, as determined by the City Auditor.
Emergency Justification: This request has been thoroughly investigated and contemplated by the Department of Public Utilities and at this time emergency action is requested by the Division of Real Estate in the spirit of inter-governmental cooperation to allow this matter to proceed without delay.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute two separate deeds of easement for installation of certain utility lines necessary to Delaware County's proposed w...
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