Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The City owns real property located in the vicinity of Dustin Road, Galena, Ohio 43021 {Delaware County Tax Parcel 417-430-07-010-000} commonly known as Hoover Reservoir (“Hoover”), which is managed by the Department of Finance & Management (“Finance”) in conjunction with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (“CRPD”) and the Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”). The Village of Galena (“Galena”) is a partner with the City in developing the Hoover/Westerville/Columbus /Galena/Sunbury multi use trail (“Trail’). A portion of Galena’s connector impacts City property at Hoover and Galena now requests that the City grant them an easement to install, operate, and maintain the Trail. The Easement area impacts a 0.063 acre tract of City property which is more fully described in the attached two (2) page Exhibit A.
The Departments of Finance, Recreation and Parks, and Public utilities have all reviewed this matter and support granting the 0.063 acre Easement to Galena at no cost. Accordingly, this ordinance authorizes the director of Finance, on behalf of the City, to execute and acknowledge any necessary instrument(s), as approved by the City Attorney, in order to quit claim grant the Easement to Galena.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NO.: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Not applicable.
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To authorize the director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute and acknowledge any document(s), as approved by the City Attorney, necessary to grant to the Village of Galena a non-exclusive easement to burden a portion of the City’s real property at Hoover Reservoir. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the City intends to grant the Village of Galena (i.e. Galena) an easement to burden a portion of Hoover Reservoir in order to allow Galena to install, operate, and maintain a multi-use trail connector. (i.e. Easement); and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the director of the Department of Finance and Management (i.e. Finance) to execute and acknowledge any document(s) necessary to quit claim grant the Easement to Galena; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department and the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to approve and sign all document(s) associated with this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City intends for the City Attorney to approve all instrument(s) associated with this ordinance; and now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the director of the Department of Finance and Management (i.e. Finance) is authorized to execute and acknowledge any document(s) necessary to quit claim grant a non-exclusive to the Village of Galena (i.e. Galena), and Galena’s successors and assigns an easement to burden a 0.063 acre, more or less, portion of the City’s real property located in the vicinity of Dustin Road, Galena, Ohio 43021 {Delaware County Tax Parcel 417-430-07-010-000}, which is commonly known as “Hoover Reservoir”. This easement is for the purpose of installing, operating, and maintaining a multi-use trail (i.e. Easement) and is further described and depicted in the two (2) page attachment, which is fully incorporated for reference as if rewritten.
SECTION 2. That the Directors of the Recreation and Parks Department and the Department of Public Utilities are required to approve all documents executed by the City pursuant to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the City Attorney is required to approve all instrument(s) associated with this ordinance prior to the director of Finance executing and acknowledging any of those instrument(s).
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the earliest period allowed by law.