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February 13, 2024 “RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF AN EASEMENT HAVING A LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 255 FEET AND A WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ACROSS PROPERTY LOCATED ADJACENT TO ROUTE 460 (TAX PARCEL 35*XX) TO COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING GAS UTILITY FACILITIES. WHEREAS, Columbia Gas intends to relocate portions of an existing gas line that runs through the Great Dismal Swamp in order to improve its environmental footprint and minimize its impact on the swamp habitat; and WHEREAS, as part of the relocation, Columbia Gas has requested that the City grant an approximately 255 x 50 foot easement across a former railway bed having a tax parcel number of 35*XX; and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities has reviewed the requested easement and determined that it will not interfere with the City’s water delivery system; and WHEREAS, the proposed purchase price for the easement is $7,300; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby approves and authorizes the conveyance of an easement substantially as shown on that survey attached hereto as Exhibit A to Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC for the purpose of installing and maintaining gas utility facilities.” Ayes: Barnes, Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover Nays: None 24 - 39 - Adoption of a resolution granting Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia an easement having a width of approximately 15 feet across City-owned property located at the intersection of Portsmouth Boulevard and East Washington Street and having a Suffolk tax parcel identification number of 35*XX for the purpose of installing and maintaining electric utility facilities. Background:  Dominion Power has requested that the City grant an easement across a former railway bed owned that it owns in Suffolk.  The requested easement is necessary to provide a power source to operate Suffolk’s red light cameras at the intersection of Portsmouth Boulevard and East Washington Street.  The requested easement is 15 feet in width and runs across City property on both sides of East Washington Street, as shown on the survey attached to the proposed resolution. Discussion:  The Department of Public Utilities has reviewed the proposed easement and determined that it can be granted without interfering with the City’s use of the encumbered property for its water system.  Altumint, the entity operating the red light camera system in Suffolk, has offered to pay the City a price of $1,000 for the grant of the easement. Financial Impact:  There will be no material financial impact. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the resolution. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The City Manager will execute an easement document in form approved by the Office of the City Attorney and the Department of Public Utilities.