EXPLANATION
BACKGROUND: The City owns real property located at 4250 Morse Road, Columbus, Ohio 43230 {Franklin County Tax Parcel 600-150029} commonly known as the Hap Creamean Water Plant (“Property”), which is managed by the Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”). The City is upgrading the facilities at this site and in order to complete that project Ohio Power Company doing business as American Electric Power (“AEP”) will need to install a pole, electric lines and associated appurtenances to provide electric service to the Property. 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 service of electrical energy and impulses to the Property (“Easement”). DPU along with the Department of Finance and Management reviewed the request and support granting AEP the easement at no cost in consideration that (i) the Easement supports only electricity services to the Property, and (ii), the Easement is nonexclusive.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested so that the electric infrastructure can be installed quickly to allow for construction at the Property which will preserve the public peace, health, property, safety, and welfare.
TITLE
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, with the approval of the Director of the Department of Public Utilities, 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, doing business as American Electric Power (“AEP”), an electric utility easement to burden a portion of the City’s real property located at 4250 Morse Road; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
BODY
WHEREAS, the City owns property at 4250 Morse Road, Columbus, Ohio 43230 {Franklin County Tax Parcel 600-150029} commonly known a...
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