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Agenda Item #3

Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting

1/27/2009


To
Mayor and Council
Subject
Street Acceptance - A portion of Helen Drive located in Section 3 Block E, Buckfield
Initiator
Engineering
Recommendation
Approval is requested for the acceptance of that portion of Helen Drive located \n \n in Section 3 Block E, Buckfield.
Approval
Approved
Background
A portion of Helen Drive located in Section 3 Block E, Buckfield has seven (7)

residential lots. The street has been improved and has met the required

specifications for acceptance by the City.
Analysis
A deed has been conveyed to the City conveying that portion of Helen Drive

located in Section 3 Block E, Buckfield. A description of the property is as

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

Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, designated as "Helen Drive," as shown upon

a map or plate entitled "Corrective Plat, Section 3, Block 'E,' Buckfield,

Lying in Land Lot 62, 8th District, Muscogee County, Georgia", prepared by

Terry D. Becker, RLS No. 2579, of Becker Survey Company, dated May 26, 2006 and

recorded in Plat Book 161, Page 225 in the Office of the Clerk of Superior

Court of Muscogee County, Georgia.
Financial Considerations
No City funds are involved until maintenance is assumed after the two-year

warranty.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement
Legal Considerations
In accordance with Section 18-3 of the Columbus Code, all dedicated

right-of-way must be accepted by Council.
Recommendations/ Actions
Approve a resolution accepting a deed to that portion of Helen Drive located in

Section 3 Block E, Buckfield.











A RESOLUTION

NO. _____

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DEED TO THAT PORTION OF HELEN

DRIVE LOCATED IN SECTION THREE, BLOCK E, BUCKFIELD, ON BEHALF OF COLUMBUS,

GEORGIA.

WHEREAS, Columbus, Georgia has been submitted a deed conveying that portion of

Helen Drive located in Section Three, Block E, Buckfield, a full description of

property on said deed; and,

WHEREAS, said street has been improved and meets the required specifications

for acceptance by the City; and,

WHEREAS, the Engineering Department has inspected said streets and recommends

acceptance of same.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

That certain deed dated January 15, 2009, conveying to Columbus,

Georgia that portion of Helen Drive located in Section Three, Block E,

Buckfield 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

Clerk of Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia. A copy of the deed is

hereto attached and by this reference made a part of this resolution.



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

________ day of ___________, 2009 and adopted at said meeting by the

affirmative vote of ______members of said Council.



Councilor Allen voting ______________

Councilor Anthony voting ______________

Councilor Baker voting ______________

Councilor Barnes voting ______________

Councilor Davis 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 Jim Wetherington, Mayor