DEPARTMENT
Real Estate and Asset Management
REQUESTED ACTION
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Request approval of a Resolution authorizing a Construction and Maintenance Easement Agreement between Fulton County, Georgia (Grantor) and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) (Grantee) located on Fulton County-owned property at 0 Hartwell Road NW, Atlanta, Georgia to construct roadway improvements; authorizing the Chairman to execute the Construction and Maintenance Easement Agreement and related documents; authorizing the County Attorney to approve the Construction and Maintenance Easement Agreement and related documents as to form and to make necessary changes thereto prior to execution; and for other purposes. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION
O.C.G.A. ? 36-9-2 authorizes Fulton County to sell, grant, lease, rent, convey, or transfer any real property owned by the County, and Fulton County Code ? 1-117 provides that the Board of Commissioners has exclusive jurisdiction and control over all property of the County. O.C.G.A. ? 36-9-3 authorizes Fulton County to grant easements without a competitive process.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM
Open and Responsible Government
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
All Districts ?
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND
The Department of Real Estate and Asset Management - DREAM - received an offer from the Georgia Department of Transportation ("GDOT") to acquire a construction and maintenance easement of approximately 482.21 square feet of Fulton County-owned real property located at 0 Harwell Road NW, Atlanta, Georgia (Tax Parcel ID 14 0238 LL0303).
GDOT requires the aforementioned easement to construct the I-285 / I-20 Interchange Improvement Project, PROJECT NO. 0013918, which will improve traffic flow and travel safety, and reduce air pollution caused by vehicular emissions. A ma...
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