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ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS GRANTING A TEMPORARY WORKSPACE EASEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 0.33 ACRES AND A PERMANENT EASEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 0.093 ACRES WITH TEMPORARY WORKSPACE OF APPROXIMATELY 0.34 ACRES IN FAVOR OF THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY (OWNED BY AVANGRID) FOR THE SITING AND CONSTRUCTION AND ERECTION OF CERTAIN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION POLES AND TOWERS OVER PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN KNOWN AS 230 ELLA T. GRASSO BOULEVARD (MBLU 272-0017-00100, PID 15805) AND ELLA T. GRASSO BOULEVARD (MBLU 272-0017-00400, PID 15807); AND ACCEPTING $46,724.00 AS COMPENSATION.
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WHEREAS, The City of New Haven is the owner of certain real property located in the City of New Haven known as 230 Ella Grasso Boulevard (MBLU 272-0017-00100, PID 15805) and Ella Grasso Boulevard (MBLU 272-0017-00400, PID 15807) (collectively, the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Property is located immediately adjacent to the Metro North rail corridor and Connecticut Department of Transportation (“CTDOT”) property at the rear of the New Haven Fire Academy, as more particularly shown in the site map attached as Exhibit A (the “Site Map”); and
WHEREAS, the United Illuminating Company (“UI”) is engaged in a project known as the UI Railroad Transmission Line Upgrade Project which will rebuild UI transmission lines along the 25 miles of the Metro North Railroad (“Metro North”) corridor between Fairfield and the West Haven-New Haven town line, and includes installation of approximately 500 new foundation supported galvanized transmission poles, upgrading of conductor size and installing sectionalizing switches at nearby substations (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Project was approved by the Connecticut Siting Council on August 18, 2022, in Docket No. 508 and will enhance the structural integrity and reliability of the high voltage transmission lines along the Metro North corridor; and
WHEREAS, UI has coordinated with the City Economic Development Administration, the Chief of Fire Services, Emergency Operations Director, and the City Engineer (collectively the “City Agencies”); and
WHEREAS, in order to construct and complete the Project, UI has requested that the City grant to UI (1) access to the Property to construct the Project; (2) a Temporary Easement over approximately 0.33 acres at the rear of the Property to serve as a construction material laydown and Project workspace area (the “Temporary Workspace Easement”); and (3) a Permanent Easement over a portion of the Property adjacent to the Metro North corridor/CTDOT property of approximately 0.093 acres with approximately 0.34 acres of temporary workspace for the construction of and permanent installation of footings, foundations, poles, and transmission towers related to the Project (the “Project Elements”) (copies of the Temporary Workspace Easement and the Permanent Easement are attached as Exhibits B, and C respectively); and
WHEREAS, UI has offered compensation to the City for the requested easements in the total amount of Forty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($46,724.00) [comprised of Sixteen Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Zero Cents ($16,789.00) for the Temporary Easement and Twenty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($29,935) for the Permanent Easement]; and additional annual payments of Sixteen Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Zero Cents ($16,789.00) during the term of the Temporary Workspace Easement (collectively the “Compensation”); and
WHEREAS, the City Agencies recognize the importance of the Project and have determined that the construction of the Project and the installation of the Project Elements will not interfere with the operations or security of the New Haven Fire Academy; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to grant UI (1) access to the Property to construct the Project; (2) a Temporary Workspace Easement over approximately 0.33 acres at the rear of the Property to serve as a construction material laydown and Project workspace area; (3) a Permanent Easement over approximately 0.093 acres of the Property together with temporary workspace area of approximately 0.34 acres over a portion of the Property adjacent to the Metro North corridor/CTDOT property; and (4) to accept the Compensation from UI.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Alders that the Site Map is hereby approved in substantially the same form as Exhibit A; Temporary Workspace Easement is hereby approved in substantially the same form as Exhibit B; and the Permanent Easement is hereby approved in substantially the same form as Exhibit C; and the Compensation is accepted.
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the Mayor of the City of New Haven is authorized to enter into and execute the Temporary Workspace Easement, and the Permanent Easement on behalf of the City and to accept and receive the Compensation on behalf of the City; and the Mayor is further authorized to prepare, submit and enter into and execute such other documents or instruments as may be necessary or expedient to carry out the purposes and intent of this Order.