AGENDA DATE: 3/1/2017
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Virginia Electric and Power Company and Central Telephone Company Easements on County-Owned Parcel
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Reconsider decision to grant easements to Virginia Electric and Power Company and Central Telephone Company on County-owned property located at the intersection of Old Trail Drive and Jarmans Gap Road requiring that third-party equipment be underground
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Kamptner
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: On August 3, 2016, the Board held a public hearing and adopted two resolutions authorizing the conveyance of utility easements to Virginia Electric and Power Company ("Dominion") and Central Telephone Company ("Century Link") on County-owned property located at the intersection of Old Trail Drive and Jarmans Gap Road, identified as Tax Map Parcel 055E0-00-00-000A1 ("TMP 55E-1") (Attachment A). The Board's motion adopting the resolutions stated that the conveying deeds "require third-party equipment to not be allowed above ground." The relevant background of these easements is explained in the August 3, 2016 executive summary for the Dominion easement (Attachment B).
The condition requiring undergrounding was included in the Board's August 3, 2016 action to reduce the potential visual impacts of utility equipment along Jarmans Gap Road. The utilities' equipment and structures were relocated in 2012 or earlier as part of the Jarmans Gap Road project along the northern edge of TMP 55E-1. Maps showing their locations are included as Attachments C and D. The relocated utilities include above-ground utility lines, as shown in Attachment E.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Goal 2: Critical Infrastructure: Prioritize, plan and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs.
DISCUSSION: Attorneys from Sands Anderson, who...
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