SUBJECT:
Title
An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Granting a Utility Easement to Public Service Company of Colorado and Approving the Associated Easement Agreement
Department
DEPARTMENT: Parks & Recreation
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Luke Bolinger, Director of Parks and Recreation
Kathy Kron, Development & Neighborhood Services Division Manager
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Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 0 minutes
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Fiscal
FISCAL SUMMARY: N/A
Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
Granting this easement will allow Xcel Energy to install an electrical transformer to serve improvements at Schofield Farm and thus has minimal policy implications.
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Ordinance.
Body
SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
• Town Council approval is required for land transactions on Town-owned properties.
• Approving the easement will allow Xcel Energy to schedule installation of the transformer, which is required to receive a Certificate of Occupancy for Erie Makerspace.
• The existing transformer at Schofield Farm does not have enough capacity to serve all the improvements at the site.
BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Design and construction at Schofield Farm have advanced to the point where the design team identified the need for an additional electrical transformer to support all planned site improvements. The existing transformer currently serves only the farmhouse, while new electrical demand includes EV chargers, parking lot lighting, the barn, makerspace, site restrooms, accessory structures, site lighting, and irrigation controllers.
Because of drainage and utility conflicts within the right-of-way, the new transformer must be placed on the Schofield Open Space property adjacent to the right-of-way. Xcel Energy requires an easement for any equipment installed outside the public right-of-way, necessitating the proposed easement for the transformer location.
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attachments
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Ordinance
2. Easement Agreement