Agenda Item
iv. Easement ~ Georgia Power Company ~ Improvement of Electric Distribution Facilities at Avondale 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 an easement request to the Georgia Power Company for upgrades to electric distribution facilities to improve electric service reliability to the Avondale Elementary School under the Grid Investment Program.
Why: Granting of the easement to Georgia Power supports improved electric service reliability to Avondale Elementary School site in the effort to upgrade all equipment.
Details: Georgia Power’s Grid Investment Program is a multi-year, $10 billion initiative (as of 2024) aimed at strengthening, modernizing, and increasing the resiliency of the state's power grid. The program focuses on reducing outage times and frequencies for customers by upgrading transmission lines, enhancing substations, installing smart, automated devices, and undergrounding distribution lines.
The property site for Avondale Estates Elementary School is 8 Lakeshore Dr. Avondale Estates, GA 30002. 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 installed in the approximate location shown on “Exhibit A”,
Within ten (10) feet of the centerline of the underground distribution line as installed in the approximate location shown on “Exhibit A” and
Within ten (10) feet of each side of any related above-ground equipment or facilities, including without limitation cubicles, transformers and service pedestals, as installed in the approximate location shown in “Exhibit A”.
Georgia Power requests permission to maintain, repair and rebuild all equipment, including wires, transformers, fixtures and cables to strengthen the service to the Avondale Elementary School site off Lake Shore Drive. The purpose of this easement is to allow the Georgia Power Company to enter the easement area, to install and maintain electrical and communication lines, poles, and equipment on the Site.
Financial impact: The easement will benefit the DeKalb County School District. The financial impact of the easement will be $10.00 paid by Georgia Power Company to the District. Funds will be allocated to the General Fund Charge Code.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1470
Mr. Hans G. Williams, Director of Planning & E-SPLOST Programming, Division of Operations, 678.676.1588
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Pending approval by the Office of Legal Affairs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
Easement-Upgrade Electric Distribution Facilities
Avondale Elementary School
Scope:
Grant of Easement –Upgrade electric distribution facilities - installation, upgrades,
maintenance, and repair to electric facilities to improve electric service reliability
to the Avondale Elementary School under the Grid Investment Program.
Purpose:
The Georgia Power Company is requesting an easement at Avondale Elementary
School at 8 Lakeshore Dr. Avondale Estates, Ga 30002 under the Grid
Investment Program. The purpose of this easement to allow the Georgia Power
Company to enter the easement area, to install and maintain electrical and
communication lines, poles, and equipment on the Site. Georgia Power requests
permission to maintain, repair and rebuild on all equipment including wires,
transformers, fixtures and cables to strengthen the service Avondale Elementary
School site off Lake Shore Drive.
Georgia Power’s Grid Investment Program is a multi-year, $10 billion initiative (as
of 2024) aimed at strengthening, modernizing, and increasing the resiliency of the
state's power grid. The program focuses on reducing outage times and frequencies
for customers by upgrading transmission lines, enhancing substations, installing
smart, automated devices, and underground distribution lines.
The property site is 8 Lakeshore Dr. Avondale Estates, Ga 30002. The area of the
requested easement is defined as any portion of the site located within a) fifteen
(15) feet of the centerline of the overhead distribution line (s) as installed in the
approximate location shown on “Exhibit A”, b) within ten (10) feet of the centerline
of the underground distribution line as installed in the approximate location shown
on “Exhibit A” and c) within ten (10) feet of each side of any related above ground
equipment or facilities, including without limitation cubicles, transformers and
service pedestals, as installed in the approximate location shown in “Exhibit A”.
The financial impact of the easement will be $10.00 paid by Georgia Power
Company to the District.
It is requested that the Board of Education approve the easement to Georgia Power
Company to improve electric service reliability at the Avondale Elementary
School site.