2015-1178 RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -1178
A RESOLUTION granting an overhead electric and communications easement to Alliant
Energy across City -owned property located between Centerway, Prospect, and
Eisenhower.
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Janesville supports the construction of
the Central Fire Station project; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council recognizes a conflict with an existing overhead
electric line and the proposed rear driveway opening to serve the Central Fire Station;
and
WHEREAS, Alliant Energy has informed the City an overhead electric and
communication easement will be required to reroute the existing overhead infrastructure
prior to the start of the Central Fire Station; and
WHEREAS, Alliant Energy and City staff have identified a corridor through the City
owned area defined by Centerway, Prospect, and Eisenhower; and
WHEREAS, the Central Fire Station project budget includes $19,924.20 for the
relocation of the Alliant Energy overhead electric to eliminate the conflict; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council hereby find that this easement and overhead electric
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
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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
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: March 23, 2015 Motion by: APPROVED BY CONSENT
Second by:
APPROVED: Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
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Mark A . Freitag, City Manage Fitzgerald
Gruber
ATTEST: Liebert
Marklein
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Ann Wulf, City Clerk -Treas er
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Proposed by: Engineering Division
Prepared by: Engineering Division
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