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 easeme...
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