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Home My WebLink About~Master - Electric Line - Jeffrey & Beth Howard - Section 31, T81N, R23W I lllllll llllll 111 lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll llll llll Recorded: 05/16/20060atTvDe 01:16:54 PM Fee Amt: $22.00 Page i of 4 Revenue Tax: $0.00 Polk Countv Iowa TIMOTHY J. BRIEN RECORDER Filed 2006-00106769 BK 11656 PG73-76 RETURN TO: Prepared by and return to: R. T.Myers-Myers &Associates-515-965-0295 107 N.Ankeny Blvd Suite 2-Ankeny,IA 50021 CITY OF AMES OPTION FOR ELECTRIC LINE EASEMENT Tract No.P-11 State of Iowa, County of Polk Legal Description:Section 31,TS1N,R23W Page 3 of 4 OPTION AND EASEMENT The undersigned owner(s),Jeffrey and Beth Howard,H&W, and the undersigned tenant(s), cAsilderation, and ind' ' ually, hereinafter referred to as"Grantor",. in consideration of the sum o ), and other valuable c receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, grant to the CITY OF AMES, Iowa, a Municipal Corporation,it's successors and assigns,hereinafter referred to as the City of Ames,the right, at the option of the City of Ames,for and during the period of enty-f r(24)months from the date here; ,to ac uire for the further c ideration of,oi� 5� ,r� i� � 0,e), a perpetual right-of-way easement upon, er, der,fcross, and along the land situated in the County of Polk, State of Iowa,being more specifically described as follows: a tract of ground 30 feet in width across the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 31,Township 81 North,Range 23 West of the 5 h P.M.,Polk County, Iowa,as shown on the attached plat marked Exhibit A and by this reference made a part hereof.. This right-of-way grant is for the purposes of constructing,reconstructing,patrolling,operating, maintaining and removing electric lines to be located on said premises, including the necessary pole structures,wires,and other appurtenances for the transmission and distribution of electric energy and communications,together with the power to extend to any other party the right to use,jointly with the City of Ames, any structure placed pursuant to the terms hereof, such lines to form a part of an electric transmission and distribution system. The City of Ames shall have the irrevocable right, commencing upon the date of the exercise of this Option,to survey the property,to conduct engineering and associated investigations including,but not limited to, core boring, soil testing, to trim or remove any trees or other vegetation, including crops, growing in said easement area,which,in the judgment of the City of Ames,may interfere with or endanger said electric lines,to install gates to said easement area in the fences on the property of Grantor,the right to remove from the strip of land specifically described herein any obstructions,including buildings and other structures,and of ingress and egress across Grantors' adjoining lands as well as the lands described herein. page 1 of 4 In consideration of such grant,the City of Ames agrees that it will repair or pay for any damages which may be caused to crops, fences, or other property by the construction,maintenance or removal of said line to the party damaged Subject to the rights of the City of Ames hereunder,Grantor shall have the right to cultivate,use and occupy the easement area hereinbefore described except that no structure or object, permanent or temporary, shall be erected,no wells shall be drilled,no storage of materials of any kind,nor shall any ground elevation changes be made on said easement area without the written consent of the City of Ames,that no brush or flammable materials shall be deposited or accumulated or burned upon said easement area, and that no act shall be performed which violates the clearance requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code as adopted by the Iowa Utilities Board or it's successor. Upon exercise of the Option, all the foregoing provisions shall constitute the easement granted to the City of Ames by Grantor. LICENSE During the period of the Option granted herein,the City of Ames shall have the irrevocable right, commencing upon the date of the execution of this instrument,to survey the property;to conduct engineering and associated investigations including,but not limited to,core boring and soil testing;to cut down,trim and spray any trees and shrubs growing in or adjacent to the above-described easement area as may be necessary, in the judgment of the City of Ames,to conduct the aforementioned surveys and investigations;and of ingress and egress over said land and adjoining lands of Grantor. Damages to fences, livestock, crops, or other property of Grantor,their successors and assigns,by the City of Ames while exercising any of the rights granted herein shall be paid by the City of Ames to the party damaged. EXTENSION OF OPTION The City of Ames shall have the right, at it's option,to extend the herein granted Option for a period of six months; said extension shall commence immediately upon expiration of the original Option. Consideration for said extension shall be F/t1(: y t/wp m � ($_ d O.°`' and shall be payable at the time of such extension. EXERCISE OF OPTION The Option granted herein shall be deemed exercised by the City of Ames,and the easement rights agreed upon herein shall be deemed granted,upon the recording of a Notice of Exercise of Option in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county in which the property is situated. A copy of the Notice of Exercise of Option shall be deposited in the United States mail in a prepaid sealed envelope addressed to Grantor at their last known address. A check,payable to Grantor in the amount of the further consideration stated above, shall accompany the Notice of Exercise of Option to the Grantor first above named. TERMINATION OF OPTION If the City of Ames shall not elect to exercise the Option herein,or shall fail to extend or exercise same within the time(s)hereinbefore provided,the Option shall terminate without further action and all rights granted hereunder shall become null and void. Signe ,seale ,and delivered this day of � ,200� BV' B Y y Jef r Ho rd Beth Howard By By page 2 of 4 EASEMENT PLAT ��FSec'nd R31-81-23 RCSpke orner EXHIBIT "A" N89°54'26"E 30.00" Point of Terminus 1 30' Transmission Line Easement l,, 1 aol M QI I 1 z tD 1 1 1 Transmission Line Easement Point of Beginning1 Description That port of the Southeast 1/4 of S89°54'26"W 63,00' �I the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31, Township 81 North,Range 23 West +' of the 5th P.M., Polk County, Iowa N lying west of NE 29th Street co Q) right-of-woy and east of the Parcel11 (D +' following described line: Jeffrey Howard and `N V) Commencing at the Southeast Beth Howard `'' corner of said Section 31; Thence North 00°13'08" East along the o N east line of said Southeast 1/4 of to z the Southeast 1/4 of the rn w Southeast 1/4, a distance of Z 499.55 feet; Thence South SE1/ Point4of6BegWnn ng6T ence3.00 eNorth to the SE1/4 S 3A-'8 23 00*13'08" East, 160.00 feet to a Sec point on the north line of said Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 and to the Point of Terminus. Easement 33.00' R.O.W. contains 4,800 S.F. SE Corner Sec. 31-81-23 Fnd RR Spike NE 118th Avenue N LEGEND I hereby certify that this land surveying doament was prepared and the related surveying Survev Found work was performed by me or under ny direct supervision and that I am a duly licensed Land Fnd IDOT R.O.W.Rail = Surveyor under the laws of the State of Iowa. Fnd Monument as Noted LAND S Section Line 4�5 (/q`f 1/4 Section Line 1/4 1/4 Section line 9 Centerline —.—.—._ Dave L. Dave L. Joens. PLS Date Easement Line ———— Joens License Number 11579 0 100 11579 My License Renewal Date is Decesber 31, 2006 IOMA * Pages or sheets covered by this seal: Sheet 1 of I SCALE (FEET) POLK COUNTY - PARCEL 11 SHEET I OF 1 CITY OF AMES TRANSMISSION LINE EASEMENT PLAT PN: 10 FN: A-1725 1725 4.0899 SNYDER &/4SSOCIATES 501 S.W.ORALABORROAD DATE: 05/03/05 Engineers and Planners ANKENY,IA50021(515)964-2020 TECH: JCC D:\JCC\Work_6\Polk Parcel ll.eas Page 3 of 4 5/6/2005 JCc A STATE OF p GcJ COUNTY OF Pei L K This instrument was acknowledged before me on A RA a 3 O o by F'F'RCY H6 wn Ro A.vA 8 1:��HowoffR Q RICHARD E.LOWRY Ccmn*Wm Number 142352 0"ems �otaryPublic - / - o o STATE OF COUNTY OF This instrument was acknowledged before me on ,by as of Notary Public page 4 of 4