2014-1119 RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -1119
A RESOLUTION granting a gas main easement to Alliant Energy across City -owned
property located at 281 Riverside St and 924 S Jackson Street, west of the S. Jackson
Street bridge.
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Janesville supports the reconstruction of
the S. Jackson Street bridge project; and
WHEREAS, Alliant Energy has informed the City a gas main is attached to the S.
Jackson Street bridge and needs to be relocated prior to the bridge reconstruction; and
WHEREAS, Alliant Energy and City staff have identified a corridor west of the S.
Jackson Street bridge through the park that is adequate to relocate the gas main; and
WHEREAS, there is no cost to the City of Janesville for the relocation of the Alliant
Energy gas main; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council hereby find that this easement and gas main
relocation to benefit the City of Janesville.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Janesville that:
1. Each of the above introductions and recitals are incorporated herein by reference
as if fully set forth verbatim; and
2. The City Administration is authorized on behalf of the City of Janesville to
negotiate and execute a gas main easement with Alliant Energy as described in the
attached document and set forth above;
3. The City of Janesville shall take any and all necessary actions to undertake,
direct, and complete approve activities prior to reconstruction of the S. Jackson Street
bridge; and
4. The City of Janesville will not be charged for any costs related to the gas main
relocation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Janesville that
they hereby approve and authorize the City Administration to take actions necessary to
grant a gas main easement at no cost; and that no funds from sources other than those
defined are expected to be used, reserved, allocated on a long -term basis, or otherwise
set aside by the City for the project, except as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended. This declaration of official intent is consistent with the budgetary
and financial circumstances of the City. The purpose of this Resolution is to satisfy the
"official intent requirement" of Treasury Regulation Section 1.150 -2; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager and his designee(s), on behalf of
the City of Janesville, is /are hereby jointly and severally authorized and empowered to
negotiate, draft, review, revise, modify, amend, execute, enter into, file and /or record
additional applications, agreements, amendments, documents, reports, and letters of
understanding concerning this matter, and to take whatever additional other actions that
the City Manager may determine in his sole discretion, from time to time and at any
time, necessary and /or desirable in the public interest to effectuate the intent of this
Resolution.
ADOPTED: July 28, 2014 Motion by: Liebert
Second by Kealy
APPROVED: / Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
f if( 7 & - Farrell X
Mark ; . Freitag, City Manager Fitzgerald X
Kealy X
ATTEST: Liebert X
� Marklein X
4110 i , ` Severson X
can Ann Wulf, City Clerk -Trea • rer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Tim Wellnitz, Assistant y Attorney
Proposed by: Public Works
Prepared by: Public Works
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