EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City owns real property located at 1511-1533 West Alum Industrial Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43209, {Franklin County Tax Parcel 010-285203} (“Property”), which is managed by the Department of Finance and Management (“Finance”). The Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation doing business as American Electric Power (“AEP”), currently has an easement allowing it to provide power to this site and the surrounding area. However, due to renovations being performed by the City, AEP will need to move its underground lines. AEP now requests the applicable electric utility easement to burden a portion of the Property in order to maintain certain electric facilities and associated appurtenances for the distribution, delivery, and service of electrical energy and impulses for the benefit of the Property and real estate in the Property’s vicinity (“Easement”). Finance, the Recreation and Parks Department and the Department of Public Utilities reviewed the plans and support granting AEP the replacement Easement at no cost in consideration that (i) the Easement supports electricity services to the Property and the surrounding area, (ii) the Easement will be nonexclusive, and (iii) AEP releases any portions of its existing easement that are no longer necessary.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested so that AEP may enter the property and move the existing electric lines thereby allowing for the renovation of the site which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute and acknowledge any document(s), as approved by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to grant to the Ohio Power Company, d.b.a. AEP, an electric utility easement to burden a portion of the City’s real property at 1511-1533 West Alum Industrial Drive; and to declare an e...
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