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8/27/2020 Item Coversheet <br /> Public Works <br /> DATE: 8/18/2020 <br /> MEMO: 2020-124 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Moore Wolfe and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton,City Manager <br /> Matt Newell,P.E.,Public Works Director <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Ordinance Granting an Expansion to Permanent Easement to Ameren Illinois Company <br /> PIN: 04-12-22-253-003 <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the following ordinance authorizing the <br /> Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest to the conveyance of a permanent easement on City property to Ameren Illinois <br /> Company. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The subject property and easement are located just south and west of the Lake Decatur Dam as shown on the attached location <br /> map. The City does not anticipate any disruption to the use the property for City operations and rather the bulk of the property is <br /> used as a detention area. Ameren Illinois is expanding their transmission easements throughout the region to a full 100'up and <br /> down the corridor. The City will not be harmed in any way through this expansion. <br /> Ameren has offered the City$4,000.00 for this strip of property(.267 acres)and staff finds that to be a reasonable offer. It is our <br /> recommendation that we accept their offer and grant them this additional easement along their existing transmission route. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> There have been no prior Council actions regarding these proposed easements. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Ameren Illinois Company <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Matt Newell,Director of Public Works and Deputy City Manager Jon Kindseth will attend the City <br /> Council meeting to answer any questions of the Council on this item. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: <br /> This will provide a small amount of unanticipated revenue($4,000.00)to the City. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Ordinance Granting xpansion to Permanent Easement f}rdinaatc <br /> with Exhibit 1 <br /> Location Map llackup ✓Iaterial <br /> i ttps:/ldecatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWebICoverSheet.aspx?ltemlD=2968 1/1 <br />