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Home My WebLink AboutMidAmerican Energy Company-6/2/2014Mayor BUCK CLARK COUNCIL MEMBERS DAVID JONES Ward 1 CAROLYN COLE Ward2 Recommended City Council Action: Staff recommends that the request for the dedication of a new 10' wide easement to relocate a gas line to Lot 23 Morning HAROLD CITY F WATERL. a g IOWA COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 715 Mulberry Street • Waterloo, Iowa 50703-5783 • (319) 291-4366 Fax (319) 291-4262 . NOEL C. ANDERSON, Community Planning & Development Director Council Communication City Council Meeting: une 2 20 Prepared: May 28. 2014 Dept. Head Signature: # of Attachments: _____ SUBJECT: The request by Mid -American Energy to dedicate a new 10' wide easement for the relocation of a gas line generally located at Lot 23 Morning Side Addition in the 1600 Block of Sycamore Street. Submitted by: Noel Anderson, Community Planning & Development Director GETTY Side Addition be approved. Ward 3 QUENTIN HART Ward 4 RON WELPER Ward 5 BOB GREENWOOD At -Large STEVE SCHMITT At -Large Summary Statement The request is a result of a development agreement with SJ Construction of Waterloo Iowa, to purchase from the City of Waterloo Lots 22, 23, 24, and 25 in Morning Side Addition, for the purpose of building a 5,200 square foot office and warehouse building. Staff discovered that there was a 10" gas line with an easement running along lots 25 and 24, where the building is to be placed. Therefore, staff is requesting that the request to dedicate new easement on lot 23 to allow for the construction of a 5,200 square foot building be approved. Expenditure Required: $23,049.79 Source of Funds: Bonds and TIFF Cash Policy Issue: In -fill Development Alternative: Background Information: NA:cw cc: Eric Thorson, City Engineer Dennis Gentz, Assistant City Engineer Steve Walker, Drafts Person -file- CITY WEBSITE: wwwci.waterloo.ia.us WE'RE WORKING FOR YOU! An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Prepared by and return to: Sara Houlihan 515-281-2334 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY ATTN: RIGHT-OF-WAY SERVICES PO BOX 657 DES MOINES, IA 50306-0657; Folder No. 012-14 Work Req. No. DR2400385 Project No. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY GAS EASEMENT State of Iowa County of Black Hawk Section 25 Township 89 North Range 13 West of the 5h P.M. 1. For and in consideration of the sum of One and no/100 Dollar ($1.00), and other valuable consideration, in hand paid by MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY, an Iowa corporation, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned owner(s) City of Waterloo, an Iowa municipality (Grantor), its successors and assigns, does hereby grant to MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY (Grantee), its successors and assigns, a perpetual, non-exclusive easement to construct, attach, reconstruct, operate, maintain, replace or remove line(s) and facilities for the transportation of natural gas, including but not limited to, meters, valves, support brackets, piping, line markers and other reasonably necessary equipment incident thereto (collectively "facilities") under, upon and on the surface of the ground, through and across certain property described below, together with the right of ingress and egress to and from the same, and all the rights and privileges incident and necessary to the enjoyment of this easement ("easement area"). DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY CONTAINING EASEMENT AREA: Lot 23 Block 1 in Moming Side Addition now included in and forming a part of the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. EASEMENT AREA: A underground gas easement over, under, across and through the East Ten (10) feet of the above described parcel, as generally depicted on "Exhibit A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. 2. Additionally, Grantee shall have the right to remove from the easement area described above, any obstructions, including but not limited to, trees, plants, undergrowth, buildings, fences and structures that interfere with the proper operation and maintenance of said facilities and equipment. Page 1 Ver GE 11-21-11 3. Grantor agrees that it will not construct or place any permanent or temporary buildings, structures, fences, trees, plants, or other objects on the easement area described above, or make any changes in ground elevation without written permission from Grantee indicating that said construction or ground elevation changes will not result in inadequate or excessive ground cover, or otherwise interfere with the Grantee's rights to operate and maintain its facilities. 4. In consideration of such grant, Grantee agrees that it will repair or pay for any damage which may be caused to crops, fences, or other property, real or personal, of the Grantor by the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, operation, replacement or removal of the facilities, (except for damage to property placed subsequent to the granting of this easement), that Grantee determines interferes with the operation and maintenance of the facilities and associated equipment. The cutting, recutting, trimming and removal of trees, branches, saplings, brush or other vegetation on or adjacent to the easement area is expected and not considered damage to the Grantor. ld Dated this oc day of ‘31 -4 -AA -4- , 2014 City ofterloo, an Io ,a mun ipa By: Name Printed: Errol. t- G. K— Title: M._ ._ n ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF ) 0 IAA_ ) COUNTY OF Black/4SS This record was acknowledged before me on J(.4_1( -L- Z Y , 2014, by l 9i"b'l i-5+ e• e_ (& v I L as (Name) of City of Waterloo. an Iowa municipality. Page 2 (Title) //y /6 G l jd Signature of Notary Public DeAnne Kobliska COMMISSION NO. 763995 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES Ver GE 11-21-11 Exhibit "A" EASEMENT AREAS: A 10' wide, more or less, underground gas easement on the East 10' the parcel PARCEL LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 23 Morning Side Addition now included in and forming a part of the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. LEGEND: Easement Area Property Line sTR4.4.r MidAm.erican aMS11CY Grantor: City of Waterloo Address: City: Waterloo Job Desc: Gas Easement DR #2400385 Scale: Not to Scale Date: 4/24/14 Folder: 012-14 Sec 25, T 89 N, R 13W T