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Agenda Item #1

Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting

10/21/2008


To
Mayor and Council
Subject
Acceptance of Detention Pond located in Fifth Addition of Sun Hill
Initiator
Engineering
Recommendation
Approval is requested for the acceptance of a deed to a Detention Pond, 0.271 \n \n +/- acres, located in Fifth Addition of Sun Hill.
Approval
Approved
Background
The Detention Pond was constructed for Fifth Addition of Sun Hill Subdivision

and is 0.271 +/- acres. The owner has maintained the pond since construction

for the period of at least 2 years.
Analysis
A deed has been submitted conveying to the city of Columbus a detention pond

located in the Fifth Addition of Sun Hill. Description of the property is as

follows: All that tract and parcel of land situate, lying and being in

Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, containing 0.271 +/- acres, and being known

and designated as "Detention Basin" as shown upon a map or plat of said

subdivision recorded in Plat Book 157, Folio 4 in the office of the Clerk of

the Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, and to which map or plat

reference is hereby made for a more particular description of the detention

basin hereby conveyed.
Financial Considerations
The owner has maintained the pond since its construction for the period of at

least 2 years; therefore, the City will be responsible for maintaining the

Detention Pond, 0.271 +/- acres, located in Fifth Addition of Sun Hill.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement
Legal Considerations
In accordance with Section 18-3 of the Columbus Code, all dedicated

right-of-ways must be accepted by written resolution by Council.
Recommendations/ Actions
Approve the Resolution accepting a deed to the Detention Pond, 0.271 +/-

acres, located in Fifth Addition of Sun Hill.























A RESOLUTION



NO. _____

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DEED TO THE DETENTION POND, 0.271

+/- ACRES, LOCATED IN FIFTH ADDITION OF SUN HILL ON BEHALF OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.

WHEREAS, a deed has been submitted conveying the Detention Pond, 0.271 +/-

acres, located in Fifth Addition of Sun Hill, a full description of said

property being shown in said deed; and,

WHEREAS, said Detention Pond has been completed and maintained by the owner

since construction for a period of at least 2 years and meets the required

specifications; and,

WHEREAS, the Engineering Department has inspected said Detention Pond and

recommends acceptance of same.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY

RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

That certain deed dated the 26th day of September, 2008, conveying to

Columbus, Georgia, all of the Detention Pond, 0.271 +/- acres, located in Fifth

Addition of Sun Hill, be and the same is hereby accepted. The Clerk of Council

is hereby authorized to have said deed recorded in the deed records in the

Office of The Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia. A copy of said deed

is hereto attached and by this reference made a part of this Resolution.

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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held

the _________day of _____________, and adopted at said meeting by the

affirmative vote of _____________members of said Council.

Councilor Allen voting __________.









Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.



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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor