Agenda Item
iii. Easement Request ~ Georgia Power Company ~ Improvement of Distribution Lines at the Stone Mountain Elementary School Site
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education (“the Board”) approve grant of an easement to the Georgia Power Company for upgrades to electric distribution facilities around the Stone Mountain Elementary School site.
Why: Granting of the easement supports improved electric service reliability to the Stone Mountain Elementary School Site (“the Site”) and other DeKalb County residences.
Approval of the easement meets Strategic Goal Area 6: Organizational Excellence.
Details: The property site is 6720 James B Rivers Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, Ga 30083 - Stone Mountain Elementary School. The area of the requested easement is defined as any portion of the Site located within fifteen (15) feet of the centerline of the overhead distribution line (s) as shown in “Exhibit A”. The purpose of the easement is to allow the Georgia Power Company to install and maintain electrical and communication lines, poles, and equipment on the Site. Georgia Power will maintain, repair and rebuild on all equipment including wires, transformers, and cables to strengthen the service to the Stone Mountain Elementary School off James B Rivers Memorial Drive. Overhead lines in various areas may be more prone to outages caused by trees contacting lines or vehicular collisions. Removing any trees and other obstructions to the lines and equipment will aid in providing the area with quality service.
Financial impact: The easement will directly benefit the DeKalb County School District. The financial impact of the easement will be $2,750 paid by Georgia Power Company to the District. Funds will be allocated to Charge Code 300.0000.4199.50.00271.9999.9990.8010.040.0000
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1447
Mr. Hans G, Williams, Director of Planning & E-SPLOST Programming, Division of Operations, 678.676.1588
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
Granting of Easement-Improvement of Distribution Lines
Stone Mountain Elementary School Site
6720 James B. Rivers Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, Ga 30083
Scope:
Grant of Easement – Granting of Easement-Improvement of Distribution
Lines at Stone Mountain Elementary School Site - 6720 James B. Rivers
Memorial Drive for installation, upgrades, maintenance, and repair to
electric facilities to improve electric service reliability to the Stone Mountain
Elementary School Site and other DeKalb Residences.
Purpose:
The Georgia Power Company is requesting and easement at Stone Mountain
Elementary School Site off 6720 James B. Rivers Memorial Drive. The
purpose of this project is to upgrade electric distribution lines, poles, and
equipment to improve electric service reliability to the DeKalb County School
District site and surrounding neighbors. Overhead lines in the area may be
more prone to outages caused by trees contacting lines or vehicular
collisions. Removing any trees and other obstructions to the lines and
equipment will aid in providing the area with quality service.
The area of the requested easement is defined as any portion of the Site
located within fifteen (15) feet of the centerline of the overhead distribution
line (s) as shown on “Exhibit A”. It is requested that the Board of
Education approve the easement to Georgia Power Company to
improve electric service reliability at the Stone Mountain Elementary site
and surrounding area.