EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND:
The City manages real property located at 240 West Oakland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201{Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-001819} commonly known as Tuttle Park (“Park”). Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“Columbia”), requests a perpetual, nonexclusive, subsurface gas utility easement under and burdening a portion of the Park in order to install, control, construct, reconstruct, replace, operate, maintain, repair, upgrade, and remove a subsurface natural gas service pipeline and associated appurtenances (“Easement”). The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) reviewed and supports granting Columbia the Easement at no cost but in consideration that the Easement is exclusively for the benefit of providing gas utility service to the Park’s facilities. Accordingly, this ordinance authorizes the director of CRPD to execute any instrument(s), as approved by the City Attorney, necessary to quit claim grant Columbia the Easement.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ?: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested so to not hinder the service of gas utilities at the Park, which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to execute any instrument(s), as approved by the City Attorney, necessary to quit claim grant Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation, a gas utility easement burdening a portion of Tuttle Park in order to exclusively service natural gas to facilities at Tuttle Park; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, it is in the City’s best interest to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to execute any instrument(s) necessary quit claim grant to Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation (i.e. Columbia), a perpetual, nonexclusive, subsurface gas utility easement in, on, over, and burdening a portion of Tuttle Park (i.e....
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