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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ~~ RESOLUTION N0. 76 - B Y : G~Gcr A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE IN THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED AND REPEALING RESOLUTION N0. 69 - 160. WHEREAS, this Council previously adopted Resolution No. 69 - 160 approving the construction of an electric transmission line by The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company within the City of North Olmsted, and WHEREAS, the specifications have since changed with respect to the height of steel towers to be used with respect to said installation, and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to approve the construction of said electric transmission line in accordance with the updated specifications. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the approval of the City of North Olmsted is hereby given The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company to survey, construct, operate, maintain, and reconstruct, a steel tower, intercity, electric transmission line through the City of North Olmsted upon a right-of-way owned by The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company. The line will enter the City of North Olmsted at the west boundary line on the south side of an existing transmission line (Avon-Fowles) about 0.3 of a mile northwest of Lorain Road. From this point the line will run in a southeasterly distance of approxi- mately 1.2 miles to a point 0.4 of a mile southeast of Barton Road. This 1.2 miles of line adjacent to the existing transmission line will be an average of 50 feet of additional width. From this angle point the line will run in a southerly direction in a right-of-way averaging 110 feet wide for a distance of approximately 0.1 of a mile, leaving the City of North Olmsted at its south boundary about 0.4 of a mile east of Barton Road. The total right-of-way through the City of North Olmsted is approximately 1.3 miles. SECTION 2: That the steel tower, intercity, electric trans- mission dine s~Fia~l be constructed in accordance with the highest safety standards for such lines; that said line shall be so constructed and maintained that power is automatically and instantly cut off in the event that the line should break or fall; that said line shall be constructed on steel towers which will average 120 feet in height with conductors averaging 45 feet above the ground, with spacing between steel towers on each line from 600 to 1,000 feet, depending upon topography and other site conditions, that the steel tower, intercity, electric transmission line will carry 345,000 volts. SECTION 3: That the within described steel tower, intercity, electric transmission line is necessary for the service, convenience, and welfare of the public served by The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company in the City of North Olmsted and in a number of other additional political subdivisions, that the line will extend the benef..its o_f_ interconnection to the entire Northeast Ohio area; that the line will permit the use of larger, more efficient turbogenerators for power pooling purposes, emergency and economy interchange of power, and significant improvement in reliability of_ the entire electric system, and that the line will strengthen national security. .. ..... ,.:.,r........ an.. H,.'.a..yryq .qq~p Ea;Rll~'.;c5~*- v~.A {..: ~~.; ~f'yy °'.'a'a~' „ _ , ,.... ~._, ~, ..., -ni419K0.~. ~'Yit .._: ~.. -~.~... ~.. _-+~ ,.