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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2008 TITLE: AGREEMENT TO DISTRIBUTION TO COUNTY OF CITY'S CIVIC GRANT A FACILITIES EASEMENT ORANGE THROUGH CENTER PROPERTY CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 15' Reading ^ Ordinance on 2~d Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER / CI1°Y MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City attached agreement facility easement changes approved by DISCUSSION Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the with the County of Orange to grant a distribution within the Civic Center subject to non-substantive the City Manager and City Attorney. The County of Orange operates a Central Utility Facility (CUF) located in the Santa Ana Civic Center. It provides steam for heating and chilled water for cooling purposes to City, County, Federal and State buildings located in the Civic Center. The plant has been in operation since 1968. As part of its Central Utility Facility Cogeneration Conversion, and to provide enhanced reliability and future cost savings, the County will convert the operation to a cogeneration facility. The cogeneration facility will simultaneously generate electricity while heating and cooling water. Also as part of the project, the County will replace its aging distribution facilities throughout the Civic Center. The new power and chilled water lines will pass through the City's parking structures and plaza (Exhibit 1). In order to install and maintain the facilities, the County will require easements within the City's real property (Exhibit 2) City staff has reviewed the easement locations and supports the donation of this distribution facilities easement. 251-1