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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/05/2006 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 148, 2006 AUTHORIZ ITEM NUMBER: 7 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December5, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Mark Sears SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 148, 2006,Authorizing the Grant of a Non-exclusive Easement and Right-of-Way to Platte River Power Authority for Construction and Maintenance of a 230kv Transmission Line. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. The Land Conservation and Stewardship Advisory Board has reviewed the plans for the transmission line and recommends the easement across the natural area be granted. FINANCIAL IMPACT Platte River will be responsible for all costs associated with the constructing and undergrounding the transmission line and restoration of disturbed areas. Platte River agrees to pay to the City approximately$49,000 in compensation for the easement. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Platte River had requested a 75-foot wide non-exclusive easement for an overhead 230kV transmission line across Colina Mariposa Natural Area. City Council approved the easement on First Reading on September 19,2006. On October 3,2006,Council denied the easement on Second Reading and requested that PRPA consider constructing the transmission line underground to meet the Natural Areas Easement Policy, which does not allow overhead power lines to be built across natural areas. Platte River has agreed to place the transmission line underground and is now requesting a 25-foot wide non-exclusive permanent easement and a 35-foot wide temporary construction easement for constructing an underground 230kV transmission line across Colina Mariposa Natural Area along the east side of Shields Street south of Trilby Road and adjacent to the 25-foot wide permanent easement. Platte River has agreed to compensate the City approximately $26,000 for the permanent easement,$6,000 for the temporary easement and$17,000 in restoration fees, for a total of approximately$49,000. The final compensation values will be determined once the final alignment is determined. December 5, 2006 -2- Item No. 7 BACKGROUND Platte River has provided the attached packet of information that provides detailed background information which discusses the following: 1. Platte River's long range planning for power transmission to its four municipal owners(Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont and Estes Park); 2. the transmission line project, including detailed maps; 3. the proposed easement request, and compensation; 4. the construction process. ATTACHMENTS 1. PRPA Proposal Packet (includes maps) ' Attachment 1 I ' ' Platte River Power Authority 1 � ' Amended Request For Easement ' From The City of Fort Collins ' Colina Mariposa Natural Area December 5, 2006 1 1 1 ' P L A T T E RIVER POWER AUTHORITY Estes park•fort Collins• Longmont• Lovel ' November 14,2006 and ' Mr. Mark Sears Natural Areas Manager ' City of Fort Collins PO Box 580 Ft. Collins, CO 80522-0580 ' Dear Mr. Sears: tPlatte River Power Authority respectfully submits a revised request for an easement across the Colina Mariposa Natural Area. Platte River is proposing to construct the new transmission line ' connecting Fort Collins and Loveland using an underground cable system. Our request is for a 25 foot wide permanent easement on the west side of the Natural Area paralleling Shields Street from Trilby south one mile. The picture below shows this area. The picture was taken from the southwest corner of the Natural area looking north along Shields Street. ''i.t' Z..w �rr9. f' �w -w•..d l�Fc;,,r :°' .,,rWa.Na'�Bh4n. 0 'ell Mr ;.m v r ` I2000 East HOrSetooth Road • Fort Collins,Colorado 80525-5721 970/226-4000•w ..prpa.«g 11 Background Platte River is responsible for delivering wholesale electricity to the cities of Fort Collins,Estes Park, Longmont, and Loveland. Part of that responsibility involves the construction,operation, and maintenance of a transmission system in, around,and between each of the four cities along with connections to neighboring utilities. This transmission system needs to provide highly reliable service with sufficient capacity to support current loads and any future growth that may occur in the cities over the next 10+years. Every year Platte River does a computer modeling study of the interconnected transmission system in our area to see where weak links exist when electric loads are high and lightning ' strikes or other maintenance problems may have caused a transmission line to be out of service for emergency repairs. If an outage of one line causes the overload of a neighboring line it is time to add or rebuild transmission facilities to prevent customers from losing electric service. ' In 2004, Platte River staff updated its comprehensive study of the transmission system additions needed to meet future electric load growth in the four municipalities. As a result of the study, new 230kV transmission projects are planned for Fort Collins, Longmont,and Loveland to diversify the delivery of electric energy to the cities and add sufficient capacity to meet forecasted loads over the next 10+years. A map of the Platte River transmission system and the projects proposed for Fort Collins, Longmont,and Loveland is attached. ' Description of the Loveland 230kV Transmission Project Studies of future load growth in the Loveland transmission system have shown the need to ' provide additional transmission capacity for that city. To meet the transmission needs in Loveland, Platte River plans to construct a 230kV transmission circuit from the Dixon Creek Substation in west Fort Collins to the Horseshoe Substation in the northwest corner of ' Loveland. The new circuit will be approximately nine miles long. A substantial portion of this route will consist of rebuilding existing transmission lines to ' reduce the need for new rights-of-way. For the first four miles,the Western Area Power Administration 115kV transmission line will be rebuilt to a 230/115kV double circuit configuration within the existing right-of-way from the Dixon Creek Substation to the ' Horsetooth Tap Substation located at the south end of Horsetooth Reservoir. From Horsetooth Tap a Tri-State 115kV transmission line will be rebuilt to a 230/115kV configuration within the existing right-of-way to the Poudre Valley REA Trilby Substation located near the corner of ' Trilby and Shields in southwest Fort Collins. A new right-of-way is then needed to complete the 230kV circuit to Loveland's Horseshoe Substation located 2Y2 miles due south of the Trilby ' Substation. A new overhead to underground transition pole will replace the existing transmission structure just outside the existing Trilby Substation. ' Platte River has consulted with City and Larimer County staff in choosing a route for the new Fort Collins-Loveland transmission line. We believe that the consensus of opinion from both staffs is that the proposed route is the best available for this project. The route maximizes use of ' existing right-of-way and minimizes the length of new right-of way. A map illustrating this Dixon Creek Substation-Horseshoe Substation route is attached. ' 2 1 1 Platte River's Request of the City of Fort Collins 1 Platte River is requesting a 25 foot wide easement from the City of Fort Collins for the section of the new Loveland transmission line that would cross the Colina Mariposa Natural Area. The proposed route would parallel Shields Street(County Road 17).We are also requesting to use 1 an additional temporary construction area of 35 feet between Shields Street and the easement to allow construction equipment to excavate the required trench and to deliver conduit,concrete and other materials needed for the installation of the underground cable. 1 The construction of the underground line from Trilby Road south to the Horseshoe Substation would be done during the summer of 2008 and will take three to four months to complete. A 1 trench about 4 feet wide and 5 Y2 feet deep will be dug. Eight six inch diameter conduits will be placed in the trench.The initial transmission circuit will require three of the conduits with one left empty as a spare to be used if a cable needs to be replaced. The remaining four conduits will 1 be left empty in case a second transmission circuit is needed between Fort Collins and Loveland some time in the future.Platte River will work with the City staff on reclamation of the disturbed ground in the Natural Area. 1 Every 2000 feet an underground vault will be required for splicing the cable.The cable is about 5 inches in diameter and weighs enough that only about 2000 feet can be put on a spool. When 1 the underground vault is complete, the only thing showing will be two grade level manhole covers. These covers will allow access to the vault for maintenance inspections and any repair that may need to be done to the splices in the future. There will probably be two vaults on the 1 City's Natural Area Property.The pictures below show the excavation of the trench and placement of the conduit for an underground transmission line.The second picture shows a vault ready to be backfilled. AL 1 p 1 1 3 t .�y r A r t Additional Information • Platte River will compensate the City for the easement being requested. In late summer 2005 Platte River paid$16,500 per acre for the land purchase it made about one mile south of the Colina Mariposa property. Using this same recent land value,Platte River would pay the City of Fort Collins approximately$26,000 for the 3.1 acres of property traversed by the 25' right-of-way (50%of fee value). Platte River would also pay an additional$6,000 for the use of the temporary construction easement. The final compensation numbers will be determined once the final alignment is agreed to with City staff and a legal description written for the easement. • Pre-construction biological and cultural resource surveys of the area have been completed and will be updated before construction begins. Platte River appreciates the consideration of this request by the City. If there are any questions please contact Mike Dahl at 229-5303 or dahlmQprpa.org. 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Proposed Underground 230kV Transmission Line Incorporated Ft.Collins and Loveland P OW051e0urs ot/clsei.Par 00.5 0.25 0 0.5 Miles regax... sw zoa,oawr,co 0a091a-ReaoumetAepM R)W3555.i5II(FI3Q3.59SM3< Dixon • • 1Horseshoe • • • Upgrade ITEM NUMBER: 20 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: September 19, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Mark Sears SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 148,2006,Authorizing the Grant of a Non-exclusive Easement and Right-of-Way to Platte River Power Authority for Construction and Maintenance of a 230kV Transmission Line. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. The Land Conservation and Stewardship Advisory Board has reviewed the plans for the transmission line and recommends the easement across the natural area be granted. FINANCIAL IMPACT Platte River will be responsibl r all coUPah the nstruction of the transmission line and restoration of disturbed areterpay a City$153,120 in compensation for the easement. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Platte River Power Authority is requesting a 75-foot wide, non-exclusive easement for a 230kV transmission line across Colina Mariposa Natural Area along the east side of Shields Street, south of Trilby Road. Staff was aware that the Natural Areas Easement Policy does not allow overhead power lines to be built across natural areas and has worked with Platte River for over a year to find a solution. Platte River has offered to perform a number of extensive mitigation projects in hopes the policy can be waived in this instance. Staff and the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board have concluded that the alignment of the transmission line is the only reasonable alignment and the mitigation projects offered serve tiga e i s e al area and surrounding open spaces. BACKGROUND Platte River has provided the attached packet of information that provides detailed background information which discusses the following: 1. Platte River's long range planning for power transmission to its four municipal owners(Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont and Estes Park); 2. the transmission line project, including a detailed map; September 19, 2006 -2- Item No. 20 3. the proposed easement request, the financial implications, and visual impacts; 4. Platte River's proposed mitigation projects; 5. the legal description for the easement; and 6. the construction processLO�Wtr The proposed easement for the smiss cross lina Mariposa will be 75 feet wide and a mile long and adjacent toS t. ortation rvices requested that the easement be set back 27.5 feet east of the existing right of way to allow enough additional rights of way for the future widening of Shields Street. Platte River's proposal was reviewed in concept a year ago by the Natural Resources Advisory Board, which recommended the easement be allowed in light of the extensive mitigation measures proposed. The Land Conservation and Stewardship Advisory Board approved the recommendation to Council for granting the easement after taking the following steps: reviewing the proposal; listening to adjoining property owners' concerns; weighing the mitigation measures against the visual impacts; and discussing with staff the long range goals for Colina Mariposa Natural Area. Platte River's proposed mitigation projects will potentially aid in the successful completion of several long range trail and land conservation goals for the natural areas and open spaces in the Fort Collins-Loveland Community Separator Area, provided that Platte River is able to acquire an interest in a privately owned pro ust o oYCatPF osa Natural Area. Fort Collins, Loveland and L er Co ty pl t std regional trail along Shields Street from Fossil Creek Dri F si re T 7 at mme Prairie, which will be connected to the Mason Trail) to 57th Street in Loveland, to connect with existing and planned Loveland trails. Natural Areas is also proposing to construct a trail from Shields Street across the McKee Farm Open Space, west to Taft Hill Road and the Coyote Ridge Natural Area. Platte River intends to acquire two key trail right-of-way parcels along Shields Street and is willing to grant trail easements for the proposed trail at no cost to the City, should Platte River acquire an interest in the privately owned parcels. Platte River is also willing to grant conservation easements that will prevent development on these parcels. The northern parcel is a 3/4 mile-long parcel adjacent to the Long View Farm Open Space,a parcel Natural Areas has been trying to conserve for years. Although the new transmission line will have some negative visual impacts on the natural area and the surrounding open spaces, the proposed mitigation by PRPA is excellent. The positive impacts will out weigh negative impacts, g wi - p t. ATTACHMENTS 1. PRPA Proposal Packet, including maps. 2. Memo from Land Conservation and Stewardship Advisory Board to Council, dated September 13, 2006. 3. Land Conservation and Stewardship Board Minutes from April 12,2006 Meeting-Related to PRPA Easement Discussion. 4. Land Conservation and Stewardship Board Minutes from July 12, 2006 Meeting- Related to PRPA Easement Discussion. EXHIBIT "A" N OF SECTION 14, TOWNSDE HIP UTILITY 6 NORTH, RANEASEMENT GE 69 WEST OFNG A THE6th P.M., CITY FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO. POINT OF See°03 3°E COMMENCEMENT 3pq.1d. NORTHWEST CORNER I L3 WEST TRILBY ROAD SECTION 14-6-69 - — — — — — — — — — �_,_�-�- _— — — — — POINT OF I r 50'RIGHT-OF-WAYEGINNING I 76' SITE OF SUBSTATION WEST LINE OF PO In , / lFM"lCKLLlZ="T 57.50'---� Sk 1A9{,P9 139 I I WAWR DaTmcr 75' I I SHDI,PoIM I l I I / l 'ISO WEST RIOM-0F.WGV 11NE OF COLDMD088WIIIEIW R. O CITY OF FCRTCCLLWS I i MCI MOOStL p / 200.00'R.R.RIGHT-OF-WAY O m r r 2. 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SECTION 14-6 69 ; 9.L80 acres I I I I I � 75, I h LU I _ LINE TABLE W i I I LINE BEARING LENGTH I I L7 N00'OB'S2•E 2639.89 L2 NW'00'32'E 2592.23' , I L3 N88.2B'52'E 2/3.87' i J I i L4 301'31'W'E 75.01' @ L5 S88'29'02'W 170.07 9 I / L8 S00'001RV 2519.29 ' I I L7 S00'W'52-W 2528.87 ^Ja (n I I I LB See'55'58W W.9T CURVE TABLE S I I I I CURVE DELTA RADIUS LEN[i7H BEARING I CHORD $$p O ' I % L cl I 2'11'O0' I 286000' 1 111 w 1 SOB 2508 W .1 4C 57.50'—l , /I f fRT COill'O WAM DISTRICT 9 I I ml"l.p iw 3 t_- I SCALE SOUTHWEST ' I f --E'WIDE POWRRWEFASENFRT 1" = 500' CORNER I FDR.umDmfvRrcDm SECTION 14-6-69 a mtroWe2 -'--- --�s1sru NORTHERN POINT OF 8 � "'°° ENGINEERING TERMINUS �� ORDINANCE NO, 148, 2006 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A 230KV TRANSMISSION LINE WHEREAS , the City of Fort Collins is the owner of certain real property known as the Colina Mariposa Natural Area ("Natural Area") located at Section 14 T6N R69W in Larimer County, Colorado ; and WHEREAS , Platte River Power Authority ( "Platte River") is a municipal electric utility responsible for meeting the wholesale electric energy requirements of Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, and Estes Park; and WHEREAS , Platte River has determined that its existing transmission system has been reliable for the last 20 years but that the system requires upgrading in order to support future growth and load demands of the municipalities to which it provides wholesale electric energy; and WHEREAS , Platte River originally proposed to utilize an overhead transmission line throughout the upgraded system but, in considering the proposed overhead line, the City Council expressed concerns regarding the visual impacts the overhead line would likely have on the Natural Area; and WHEREAS , Platte River has responded to these concerns by redesigning its project so as to underground the transmission line as it crosses the Natural Area; and WHEREAS , Platte River will pay for the construction and burial of the underground transmission line ; and WHEREAS , Platte River has requested that the City grant a 25 -foot permanent nonexclusive easement and right of way (the "Permanent Easement") for the construction and maintenance of a new overh the underground transmission line, otherwise known as a 230 transmission line, which will cross a 25 -foot wide portion ofthrough the Natural Area more specifically in the general location described and shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Permanent Easement Area") ; and WHEREAS , Platte River has requested that the City grant a 35 -foot wide temporary construction easement (the " Temporary Easement") for the construction of the underground transmission line, which will cross the Natural Area in a general location adjacent to the Permanent Easement; and WHEREAS , the overall width of both the Temporary and Permanent Easements will not exceed 65 feet (the " Temporary Easement Area") ; and WHEREAS , City staff has negotiated with Platte River and Platte River has agreed to pay the fair market value of the Permanent Easement and Temporary Easement (which includes restoration fees) in the total amount of $ f 53 , 120$49 ,000 ; and Wf fFRFAS � the Natural Areas Eascinent Policy does not allow overhead power tines be built across natural areas , an WHEREAS9 the eity and Platte River have agreed that Platte River will inAe extens eff-orts to initigate the impacts of the construction of the new tratismission filic to the Natmat Area and surrounding open spaces including the following . coordinating and paying for the burial of electrical distribution lines ovmed by the eity of Fort eoiiins Utility and Pondre Valley REA in the surroundin. ' ding a bike/trail casement to the eity at no cost if Platte River is able to X terest in a privately owned property just south of the Natural Area; mi granting conservation easements over property Platte River ntends to purchase, should Platte River ae rest in private property, which will prev nt development on these two smaill WHEREAS , the Natural Resources Advisory Board reviewed a conceptual easement request at its work session meeting on October 19, 2005 , and board discussion supported the proposal; and WHEREAS, on July 12 , 2006, the Land Conservation and Stewardship Advisory Board reviewed the originally proposed project and easement, listened to concerns of adjoining property owners, weighed the mitigation measures to be taken by Platte River against the Visl impacts, and discussed the long range goals for the Natmal Area with Sta and decided to recommend that the easement be allowed; and WHEREAS, the Land Conservation and Stewardship Advisory Board and City Staff have concluded that the alignment of the new transmission line over through the Natural Area is the only reasonable alignment of the transmission line; and WHEREAS , Section 23 - 111 of the City Code provides that the City Council is authorized to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of an interest in real property owned by the City, provided the Council first finds by ordinance that any sale or disposition of that real property interest will be for the benefit of the City's citizens, and will be in the best interests of the City. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows : Section 1 . That the Council hereby finds that the grant of the Permanent Easement and the Temporary Easement as described herein iswill be in the best interests for the City of Fort Collins . Section 2 . That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute such documents of conveyance as are necessary for the City to convey the Permanent eEasement and Temporary Easement as described herein, together with such terms and conditions as the City Manager, in -2- consultation with the City Attorney, determines to be necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the City, including any necessary corrections to the legal descriptions shown thereo that do not result in a material increase or change in the character of the easement intended to be conveyc • Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of September, A.D . 2006, and to be presented for final passage on the 31* 5th day of Betober December, A.D . 2006 , Mayor ATTEST : City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd 5th day of October December, A. D . 2006 . Mayor ATTEST : City Clerk -3 -