6. Memorandum of Agreement between The Housing Authority of the City of South Bend and the South Bend Redevelopment Commission for a General Utility Easement

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4, %max Department of Community Investment N Memorandum Wednesday, December 26, 2012 TO: Redevelopment Commission FROM: Bill Schalliol SUBJECT: Memorandum of Agreement between The Housing Authority of the City of South Bend and the South Bend Redevelopment Commission for a General Utility Easement Attached to this staff report is a Memorandum of Agreement("MOA") between the Housing Authority of the City of South Bend ("SBHA")and the South Bend Redevelopment Commission ("RDC"). The purpose of the MOA is to create the structure of an agreement that will allow for the RDC to provide funding to the SBHA to demolish a modular structure located on the southern edge of the parking area adjacent to the south administrative building on Alonzo Watson Drive/Scott Street in exchange for the SBHA granting to the City a 30' wide utility easement from Chapin Street to Alonzo Watson Drive/Scott Street. By way of history on this project, at the September 27th meeting of the Redevelopment Commission, the Commission approved an agreement between AEP and the Commission to fund, using funding from the Union Station Technology Center Memorandum of Understanding#1, an alternate feed service line from Chapin Street into the west end of the Union Station Technology Center complex. The purpose of the alternate service feed was to provide a redundant path of electric to provide the center with 5 MW of power. As part of this transaction, it was the City's role, in coordination with AEP,to obtain the necessary easements and approvals to install the new pole line in this corridor. The City needed a general purpose easement to cover the stretch from Chapin to Alonzo Watson Drive/Scott Street. While the City presently has a 25' easement for this corridor, the easement is limited only to sewer related uses. The City has negotiated with the SBHA over the last several months to develop a set of terms for the establishment of a general utility easement along the southern end of their property from Chapin Street to Alonzo Watson Drive/Scott Street. The RDC will help fund the demolition and site restoration for the removal and clean-up of a modular structure located on the southern end of their property, in the amount of Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($18,000.00), in exchange for a permanent, general utility easement. The SBHA grants the easement to the City by one easement agreement and the City will grant an easement agreement to AEP in the same corridor with the other easement agreement in the packet. Staff requests approval of this agreement and approval of the funding request of Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($18,000.00) in exchange for a permanent,general utility easement along the southern end of the SBHA property from Chapin Street to Alonzo Watson Drive/Scott Street. gailladillial.111111161LIM 227 W. JEFFERSON BLVD. SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 I P: 574-235-9371 I FAX: 574-235-9021 I SOUTHBENDIN.GOV