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Consider authorizing the City Manager to designate Christine James, Planning Director, to act as the City of Lawton’s agent to facilitate the purchase of easements required from the Commissioners of the Land Office for the Fisher59 project to be located in the Airport Industrial Park.
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INITIATOR: John Andrew, City Attorney
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Christine James, Planning Director
BACKGROUND: Fisher59 has plans to construction a new distribution facility/warehouse facility in the Airport Industrial Park and has an agreement with the City of Lawton, the Lawton Economic Development Corporation (LEDC), and the Lawton Economic Development Authority (LEDA) for funding assistance to construct the required public infrastructure improvements needed for the project Two drainage inlets will be located on the north side of the street extension of SW Gilbert Gibson Road and will be located on property owned by the Commissioners of the Land Office (CLO). The contractor will also require a temporary construction easement along SW Gilbert Gibson Road from CLO. The process for Government Entities to obtain an easement from CLO, is to submit an application and agree to pay the appraised price for the requested easements. The LEDC has agreed to cover the cost of the necessary easements from the Commissioners of the Land Office. The LEDC and the City will be reimbursed by LEDA through TIF revenues to be collected on the project as a part of the STEDI Project Plan.
EXHIBIT: Easement Application
KEY ISSUES: N/A
FUNDING SOURCE: LEDA
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to designate Christine James, Planning Director, to act as the City of Lawton’s agent to facilitate the purchase of easements required from the Commissioners of the Land Office for the Fisher59 project to be located in the Airport Industrial Park.