To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Donna Ferguson, Planner I, Development Services
Title
Ordinance: Approving an Easement Agreement between the Town of Castle Rock and Intermountain Rural Electric Association (Valley View Drive) (Second Reading)
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Executive Summary
The ordinance was approved on first reading on September 15, 2015 by a vote of 6-0.
Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) is requesting an easement (Attachment A) to allow them to construct an underground tie line along the newly platted, yet unbuilt, Valley View Drive.
Notification and Outreach Efforts
A referral was sent to the Utilities, Public Works and the Parks Departments with no issues being reported. A referral was also sent to Black Hills Energy, Xcel Energy, Century Link and Comcast Cable with no concerns being reported. The language in the easement agreement has been approved by the Town Attorney’s office.
Discussion
The Town owned property is located in the southeast quarter of Section 6, Township 8 South, Range 66 West of the 6th Principal Meridian (Attachment B). The property is home to the Ray Waterman Regional Water Treatment Center.
IREA is requesting a 15-foot wide non-exclusive easement on Town-owned property for an underground electric tie line along the platted, yet unbuilt, Valley View Road. This road is located north of State Highway 86 and east of Founders Parkway. The easement would allow IREA to connect three IREA substations which would allow for redundancy within the system as well as provide a tie to the existing water treatment center, a future town park and to the future build-out of the Castle Oaks subdivision.
The request complies with the Town of Castle Rock Vision 2020 by meeting the Town’s Community Planning Cornerstone to ensure the Town is carefully planned to accommodate the needs of existing and future residents while preserving and protection Castle Rock identity and quality of life.
Staff Recommendation & Proposed Motion
Staff recommends that Town Council approve the ordinance dedicating the easement to IREA.
I move to approve ordinance approving an easement agreement between the Town of Castle Rock and Intermountain Rural Electric Association (Valley View Drive).
Attachments
Attachment A: Ordinance
Attachment B: Map