EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City manages real property located at 1659 East Twelfth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219 {Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-126616} commonly known as American Addition Park (“Park”). The Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation (“AEP”), requests a perpetual, nonexclusive, electric utility easement in, on, over, and burdening a portion of the Park in order to install, control, construct, reconstruct, replace, operate, maintain, repair, upgrade, and remove electric lines, poles, guys, anchors, and associated appurtenances (“Easement”). The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (“CRPD”) reviewed and supports granting AEP the Easement in consideration that (i) the Easement supports electricity service in the Park’s vicinity; and (ii) AEP is compensating the City One Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00) for the Easement. Accordingly, this ordinance authorizes the director of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department to execute any instrument(s), as approved by the City Attorney, necessary to quit claim grant AEP the Easement.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ?: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: The City’s receipt of the One Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00) from AEP will be deposited with the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund, Fund Number 747.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested so to not hinder electrical service in the Park’s vicinity, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the director of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department to execute any instrument(s), as approved by the City Attorney and in consideration of One Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00), necessary to quit claim grant the Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation dba AEP, a perpetual, nonexclusive, electric utility easement in, on, over, and burdening a portion of American Addition Park in order to install, control, construct, reconstruct, replace, operate, ma...
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