Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

WHEREAS, the Wolverine Pipe Line Company pursuant to an existing easement, owns and operates a pipeline running through County owned property in Meridian Township, and intends to construct a second pipeline running parallel to the existing; and

WHEREAS, Wolverine Pipe Line company, pursuant to the easement, is prepared to pay the County the sum of $33.75 as consideration for constructing the additional pipeline; and

WHEREAS, Wolverine Pipe Line Company is also prepared to make payment to the County for advance damages in the amount of $2,666.25, as provided in the easement; and

WHEREAS, within one year after completion of construction, Wolverine Pipe Line Company is also prepared to execute a revised easement, to be defined as 66 feet along the installed pipeline; and

WHEREAS, the County Attorney has reviewed the existing easement and found that Wolverine Pipe Line Company has the right to construct a second pipeline as planned; and

WHEREAS, the County Attorney recommends that a revised easement, to be defined as 66 feet along the installed pipeline would be in the County= s best interest, since the current easement covers the entire County-owned 120 acre parcel.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners authorizes receipt of the consideration and payment for advance damages to be paid by Wolverine Pipe Line Company; conditioned upon the offer by Wolverine Pipe Line Company to execute a revised easement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners authorizes the execution of a revised easement pursuant to this resolution after review by the County Attorney.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and County Clerk is authorized to sign the documents entitled RECEIPT FOR ADDITIONAL PIPELINE CONSIDERATION and DAMAGE RELEASE-PAYMENT OF ADVANCE DAMAGES and any other necessary documents regarding the easement, after review by County Attorney.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Lynch, Pratt, Minter, Severino

Nays: None Absent: McDonald Approved 4/13/00

FINANCE: Yeas: Bernero, Grebner, Czarnecki, McDonald, Schafer, Minter, Juall

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 4/19/00