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Memo from the Director of Public Works requesting approval of an underground distribution easement to WE Energies within the City owned parking lot at 7735 Harwood Avenue (aka Farmer’s Market Lot)
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Submitted by:
David Simpson
Department:
Public Works
A. Issue
WE Energies needs an easement to provide electrical service to the Holiday Market that is planned for the Farmer’s Market parking lot in the Village.
B. Background/Options
The organizer of the Wauwatosa Holiday Market is in need of expanded electrical capacity to serve the electrical needs of their event. The City currently has two electrical services in the Farmer’s Market lot to service the Farmer’s Market needs as well as other special events. One is located in the island and the other is located along the southern edge of the lot near the existing storage shed. The organizer of the Market has worked with WE Energies to pay for a larger service at the location near the shed. In order to do this work WE Energies needs an easement from the City to install the underground power to the service. The easement runs along the southern edge of the parking lot from Harwood to the service which is located west of the storage structure. Because the location is along the property line it will not interfere with future use of the lot. Also, because the easement will only service the City’s needs we would be able to abandon the easement and service should that need arise.
City staff will finalize review of the legal description prior to signatures if approval is granted by the Board of Public Works and Common Council.
C. Strategic Plan (Area of Focus)
N/A
D. Fiscal Impact
None, the organizer of the event is paying for the service upgrade.
E. Recommendation
Approval of the attached Underground Distribution Easement, subject to technical corrections, from the City of Wauwatosa to the Wisconsin Electric Power Company (We Energies) for the installation of an upgraded electrical service in a City owned parking lot at 7735 Harwood Avenue (aka Farmer’s Market Lot)
recommendation
Recommendation to Common Council