Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City owns real property located at 1860 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43223, {Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-308998} (“Property”) that is the site of a future police substation, currently under construction. The property is managed by the Department of Development (“Development”). It is further described and recorded in Instrument Number 202212090166179 Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio. In order to support the construction of the new police substation, there is a need for the Ohio Power Company, doing business as American Electric Power, (“AEP”) to install electric lines and facilities to provide electric service to the Property. AEP now requests the applicable 0.036 acre 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. The Department of Development reviewed the request and supports granting AEP an easement at no cost in consideration that (i) the Easement supports only electricity services to the Property, and (ii), the Easement will be nonexclusive. Additionally, AEP has an existing electrical distribution line running through the parcel for which no easement has been found. The Department of Development reviewed a request by AEP to grant a 0.086 acre easement for this line and supports granting AEP an easement at no cost in consideration that (i) the Easement supports long established electric distribution lines serving nearby property, including the new police substation, and (ii), the Easement will be nonexclusive. The 0.036 acre service easement and 0.086 acre electric utility easement known collectively as (“Easement”).
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to provide permanent power to the new police substation by the end of October. Meeting the October date will...
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