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Resolution amending Resolution 37 of 2020 to allow for multiple agreements, as necessary, to authorize certain easements in connection with the construction of Duquesne Light Company's new Riazzi Electric Substation (Substation) and the installation of an underground electrical system, to connect the Substation to the existing electrical distribution system for the surrounding area.
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WHEREAS, City Council previously authorized the City to enter into an Agreement with Duquesne Light Company ("DLC") to provide a permanent construction easement and license in connection with its new Substation (the "Project"), to enable DLC to provide the reliable, affordable, and safe delivery of energy to Pittsburgh residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, since the initial authorization, it has been determined that different agreements are needed for DLC's facilitation of the Project, which includes permanent easements that will assist with storm-water control, hillside stabilization, and enhanced power delivery for the benefit of the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, Pittsburgh City Council wishes to amend the initial authorization.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. Resolution 37 of 2020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works, the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, and the Department of Finance, are authorized, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into the following Agreements with Duquesne Light Company:
1) A Permanent Easement over a swath of land at the base of the hillside on City land abutting the Duquesne Light Company property on which the Substation is constructed in the Central Oakland neighborhood ("Hillside") to allow for access for the installation and maintenance of storm water control devices and for long-term maintenance and storm water control of City property in Schenley Park, thereby both benefitting Duquesne Light ...
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