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Portland General Electric Property Transfer to the City of Oregon City
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommend Commission approve the property transfer of taxlot number 2-2E-31-00690 from Portland General Electric to the City of Oregon City for park purposes.
BACKGROUND:
Several months ago representatives from Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) approached City staff to propose a property transfer for taxlot 2-2E-31-00690 from Portland General Electric (PGE) to the City of Oregon City. The property is adjacent to City owned property commonly known as McLoughlin Promenade Park and is partially developed for use as a trail and parking lot for recreational purposes. The property is 0.4 acres and zoned Mixed Used Corridor (MCU-1).
Acquisition of this property would provide multiple benefits to the City. Ownership of this property would give the City additional certainty in maintaining the current use as a park. The property sits at a very strategic location which would connect one of our most treasured greenspaces in the McLoughlin Promenade to the future McLoughlin Canemah Trail. Additionally, it is a proposed landing location for the pedestrian bridge that would connect the McLoughlin Promenade to the Willamette Falls Legacy Project site and Riverwalk.
PGE is supportive of the transfer and are requesting an easement on the property which would allow them to continue to maintain, repair and replace company owned systems on the property. Staff are asking for Commission approval to transfer the property with the requested easement language. All documents have been reviewed by the City Attorney.
BUDGET IMPACT:
No budgetary impact