Title
Granting and Abandoning of Electrical Easements to Salt River Project at Lift Station 61 (Ordinance S-52803) - District 7
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to grant a high voltage electrical easement to Salt River Project (SRP) at the City's lift station site LS61, north of the Northeast corner of 107th Avenue and Broadway Road, and abandon the existing on-site SRP easements, for consideration in the amount of the appraised value and other consideration. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The City of Avondale is undergoing a conversion project requiring developments to transition all overhead SRP power lines and replace with underground feeds. Entrada Commons, a residential development by Meritage Homes at the Northwest corner of 107th Avenue and Broadway Road, was required by City of Avondale to underground the overhead power lines along 107th Avenue.
The City's lift station LS61 is located in this area and its transformer is currently being fed by an above-ground power pole. The conversion project will remove the above-ground power pole and re-route the power lines from right-of-way (ROW) to LS61 site through a new 8-foot wide by 38.04-foot long electrical easement. All existing on-site SRP easements associated with the power pole will be abandoned. The new easement is total of 746.91 square feet. All costs related to the easements will be paid by Meritage Homes or SRP.
Financial Impact
There is no negative financial impact to the City. The City will be compensated for granting the new easement. Revenue will be reflective of the market value of the easement.
Location
North of Northeast corner of 107th Avenue and Broadway Road.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Water Services and Finance departments.