Title
Grant of Public Utility Easement on City-owned Property for Fire Department Resource Building (Ordinance S-47039)
Description
Request City Council to grant a public utility easement, for consideration of $1.00 and/or other valuable consideration, for the installation of a pad-mounted transformer and electrical facilities on City-owned property in the Arizona Public Service (APS) service area, and further ordering the Ordinance recorded. The public utility easement is required for electrical improvements to Fire Department Resource Building at 2625 S. 19th Ave.
Report
Summary
This public utility easement is for the area more fully described in the legal description within Attachment A ("Easement Premises") and will be granted to all public service corporations, agricultural improvement districts, and telecommunication corporations providing utility service (collectively "Grantee") to Fire Department Resource Building in perpetuity so long as Grantee uses the Easement Premises for the purposes herein specified for an indefinite period, subject to the following terms and conditions:
Grantee is hereby granted the right to construct, reconstruct, replace, repair, operate and maintain utility facilities together with appurtenant fixtures for use in connection therewith (collectively "Grantee Facilities") to, through, across and beyond Grantor's property within the Easement Premises. Subject to the notice requirements provided in paragraph "I," Grantee shall at all times have the right of full and free ingress and egress to and along the Easement Premises for the purposes herein specified. Grantee acknowledges and accepts that Grantee shall share the Easement Premises with other Grantees and shall use such Easement Premises with other Grantees in accordance with and consistent with industry standards and customs for shared use. Grantor agrees to coordinate the location of Grantee's Facilities within the Easement Premises and to pay costs for relocation of Grantee's Facilities as provided in paragraph "F."
Grantor shall not locate, erect or construct, or permit to be located or erected or constructed, any building or structure within the limits of the Easement Premises. However, Grantor reserves all other rights, interests, and uses of the Easement Premises that are not inconsistent with Grantee's easement rights herein conveyed and which do not interfere with or endanger any of the Grantee Facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Grantor shall not have the right to lower by more than one foot or raise by more than two feet the surface grade of Easement Premises without the prior written consent by the Grantee whose facilities will be affected by the change of elevation.
Grantee shall not have the right to use the Easement Premises to store gasoline or petroleum products, hazardous or toxic substances, or flammable materials; provided however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any material, equipment or substance contained in, or a part of, the Grantee Facilities, provided that Grantee must comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations in connection therewith. Additionally, the Easement Premises may not be used for the storage of construction-related materials or to park or store construction-related vehicles or equipment except on a temporary basis to construct, reconstruct, replace, repair, operate, or maintain the Grantee Facilities.
Grantor shall maintain an appropriate three-foot clear area around all edges of all equipment pads for Grantee Facilities in addition to a clear operational area that extends 10 feet immediately in front of all transformer or switching cabinet openings, within the Easement Premises. No obstruction, trees, shrubs, fixtures, or permanent structures shall be placed or permitted by Grantor within said areas. Grantee is hereby granted the right to trim, prune, cut, and clear away trees, brush, shrubs, or other obstruction within said areas.
Grantee shall exercise reasonable care to avoid damage to the Easement Premises and all improvements thereon and agrees that following any work or use by Grantee within the Easement Premises, the affected area, including without limitation, all pavement, landscaping, concrete and other improvements permitted within the Easement Premises pursuant to this easement will be restored by Grantee to as close to original condition as is reasonably possible, at the expense of Grantee.
Grantor reserves the right to require the relocation of Grantee Facilities to a new location within Grantor's property; provided however, that: (1) Grantor pays the entire cost of redesigning and relocating existing Grantee Facilities to the new location; and (2) Grantor provides Grantee with a new and substantially similar public utility easement at no cost to Grantee. After relocation of Grantee Facilities to the new easement area, Grantee shall abandon its rights to use the Easement Premises granted in this easement without cost or consequence to Grantor.
Each public service corporation and telecommunication services corporation as a Grantee shall coordinate and work with other Grantees in the use of the Easement Premises. In the event that a third party or other Grantee requests the relocation of existing Grantee Facilities to a new location (whether or not) within the Easement Premises, the requesting party shall pay the entire cost of redesigning and relocating the existing Grantee Facilities.
Grantee shall not have the right to transfer, convey or assign its interests in this easement to any individual, corporation, or other entity without the prior written consent of Grantor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Grantee shall notify Grantor of any proposed transfer, conveyance or assignment of any rights granted herein at address listed below.
Except in emergencies or exigent circumstances such as service restoration, Grantee agrees to contact Grantor at least one business day prior to Grantee's entrance onto the Easement Premises where the Easement Premises are located: (1) on a site that includes Aviation Department facilities; (2) water and wastewater treatment facilities; (3) Police Department headquarters located at 620 W. Washington St.; (4) Fire Department headquarters located at 150 S. 12th St.; (5) City Hall located at 200 W. Washington St.; (6) City Court Building located at 300 W. Washington St.; (7) Calvin C. Goode Building located at 251 W. Washington St.; (8) Transit Operations Center located at 320 N. 1st Ave. or West Transit Facility located at 405 N. 79th Ave.; or (9) in a secured or fenced area.
Location
2625 S. 19th Ave.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Jeff Barton and the Fire and Finance departments.