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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GRANT OF PERMANENT EASEMENTS, CONSTRUCTION LEASE, AND EASEMENT HOLDER’S CONSENT TO METRO WASTEWATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE SECOND CREEK INTERCEPTOR PROJECT
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Metro Wastewater Reclamation District is requesting easements from the City for the construction and operation of the Second Creek Interceptor. The Second Creek Interceptor is a 17.5 mile wastewater pipeline, which runs for 6.4 mile in the City along Second Creek (from E. 81st Ave. and Tower Rd to E. 120th and Wheeling Street). The interceptor was approved by the City Council in 2020 through an Intergovernmental Agreement an Conditional Use Permit. The Second Creek Interceptor was recommended by the Regional Master Plan, commissioned by MWRD in collaboration with the municipalities and special districts that MWRD serves, as the most feasible solution for adding the necessary conveyance capability to accommodate growth in the MWRD's northeastern service area.
The resolution authorizes the execution of 4 documents with different purposes that cover the length of the interceptor pipeline at various locations in the City's Second Creek floodplain. Each is subject to the requirements of the IGA and the Conditional Use Permit. Each document limits the City in some fashion in its use of the property subject to the easement or lease.
1. The Non-Exclusive Pipeline Easement Agreement (Exhibit A) grants the District a permanent right to use and occupy the property described in Exhibit A to that agreement to install and operate the interceptor pipeline and related facilities. The District is granted the right to use existing trails, roads, and other access points within the easement property. As required by the IGA, the District will construct an access road in this easement that may be used for trail purposes, ensure safety of trails during construction and provide detours and signage for trails, among other things. Unauthorized, emergency roa...
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