EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City owns real property located at 515 Short Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 {Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-066817} (“Property”), which is managed by the Finance and Management Department (“Finance”). The Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation doing business as American Electric Power (“AEP”), requests a nonexclusive, temporary electric utility easement to burden a portion of the Property in order to temporarily relocate AEP’s electric utilities (“Temporary Easement”). AEP is requesting the Temporary Easement, because AEP is required to temporarily relocate its electric utilities due to the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Interstate 70/71 FRA-70-13.62 Phase-2 Public Improvement Project (“ODOT Project”). Finance reviewed and supports granting AEP the Temporary Easement in consideration that (i) AEP will permit MELP electric utilities to connect to AEP’s facilities in the Temporary Easement, and (ii) in order to foster inter-governmental cooperation with ODOT so as to not delay the ODOT Project.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
Emergency action is requested so to not hinder electrical services in the vicinity of the Property and not delay the ODOT Project, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the Director of the Finance and Management Department to execute and acknowledge all instrument(s), as approved by the City Attorney, necessary to grant to the Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation d.b.a. AEP, a temporary electric utility easement burdening a portion of the City’s real property at 515 Short Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City supports granting the Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation doing business as American Electric Power (i.e. AEP), a nonexclusive, temporary electric utility easement to burden a portion of the C...
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