2015-1205 RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -1205
A RESOLUTION granting an underground electric easement to Alliant Energy
across City -owned property located at 200 W. Milwaukee Street.
WHEREAS, Alliant Energy has proposed a project to replace transformers located in
the basement of City Hall and relocate new transformers on City -owned property in a
parking lot adjacent to City Hall; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council recognizes the Alliant -owned equipment has reached
the end of it's useful life and relocating electrical transformers to an outside location
improves safety for citizens within City Hall; and
WHEREAS, Alliant Energy has informed the City an underground electric easement will
be required to provide electric service to City Hall; and
WHEREAS, Alliant Energy and City staff have identified a corridor through the City -
owned area defined as two parking stalls within a municipal parking lot; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council hereby find that this easement and electric
transformer 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 an underground electric 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 all required interior electric changes within City Hall to support the
transformer replacement; and
4. The City of Janesville will not be charged by Alliant for any costs related to the
physical relocation of electrical transformers from the basement of City Hall; 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 an electric 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
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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: May 11, 2015 Motion by: CONSENT
Second by:
APPROVED: Aye Nay Pass Absent
' Bobzien X
LLL ��� Deupree X
Mark A Freitag, City Manager Farrell X
Gruber X
ATTE Liebert X
Marklein X
Tidwell X
David T. Godek, Deputy City Clerk- Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
Proposed by: Engineering Division
Prepared by: Engineering Division
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