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way v : ..........::: ..- G000� anaLGa MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL Jim LaValle Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Reis 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson www.ctlittle-canadaann.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: October 6, 2006 RE: Vacation of Portion of Country Drive Road Right -Of -Way RAB, LLC — Sign Placement RAB, LLC desires to place a monument sign at their new building located at 2935 Country Drive. Given the extra wide right -of -way area, the property owner does not have room between the curb line and the right -of -way to install the proposed sign (see attached). Staff has reviewed this matter and believes we can vacate a portion of the right -of -way while still leaving the City in excess of 60 feet of right -of -way (approximately 11 feet of right -of way would be vacated - see attached diagram). Public Works has reviewed this issue and noted that the City's sanitary sewer line will be very close to the sign location. To address that concern, staff would recommend that the vacation of right -of -way be subject to the retention of utility easements over the vacated area, and would be subject to a recorded acknowledgement whereby the property owner will bear any and all costs associated with damage /removal /reconstruction of said sign should it be necessary due to the City's work on either the water main or sewer line. At this time staff would recommend that Council call for a public hearing to vacate the right -of -way subject to the developer paying all associated costs and as well as subject to the above acknowledgement. The vacation hearing would be held October 25, 2006.