The City is currently constructing Fire Station No. 7 on 6.041 acres along State Highway 29 (University Avenue), approximately 1,000 feet west of Northeast Inner Loop. The new station will provide necessary emergency services to much of east Georgetown.

Oncor Electric Delivery Company ("Oncor") possesses an electrical easement that bisects the Fire Station No. 7 property and must be released in order to proceed with construction. Oncor has agreed to release its electrical easement if the City grants Oncor a new easement or declares a portion of the property a Public Utility Easement for the City and its franchisees to utilize.

City staff has determined that a 15-foot public utility easement along the eastern boundary of the Fire Station No. 7 property will benefit the project, adjacent properties, and the public at large. The attached Declaration of Public Utility Easement will restrict the eastern 15 feet of the property to such a use.

Staff recommends approval of this item.

$550. The City has obtained a legal description of the proposed easement area ($500) and will pay the cost to record the Declaration in the Official Public Records of Williamson County.