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Memo Ill-ERIN( -ASSOCIATES TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of the City Council FROM: Lee Elfering, City Engineer DATE: September 9, 2005 RE: Public Hearing Park Street Vacation The vacation of Park Street is being brought before the Council for a public hearing. There are no plans to improve Park Street to a public street and at this time we do not see the need in the future. Therefore, we believe vacation of the street would be a beneficial option to for both the City and adjacent property owners. We have spoken to Ramsey County and it appears that if the vacation is completed on the entire street half (30 -feet) would revert back to Terrace Heights Mobile Home Park and the other half (30 -feet) would revert back to the school property. It was our original intent to recommend vacation of the entire width of the street right -of -way. However, in review of the existing mobile home park private road location, vacating the entire right - of -way width would present a problem for Terrace Heights. The existing road utilized by Terrace Heights for access to County Road B2 extends approximately 5 feet to the east of the right -of -way centerline. Therefore, if vacated in its entirety, the existing mobile home park private street would lie partially within the school property. Three possibilities would exist to resolve this situation. They are as follows: 1. The school could grant the mobile home park an easement to allow the street to remain on their property. 2. Terrace Heights could shift the street five feet to the west thereby removing it from. 3. We could only vacate the east 20 feet of street right -of -way. This would eliminate any potential issues with the access road to the mobile home park and allow both property owners full use of the road. The City does have sanitary sewer running down Park Street so we would recommend maintaining a drainage and utility easement over any vacated areas. Based on the result of our research we would recommend that the City Council vacate only the east 20 feet of the right -of -way and maintain a drainage and utility easement over the area. If you have any questions regarding the possible vacation, please feel free to contact me at 763 - 780 -0450. 10062 Flanders Court NE, Blaine, MN 55449 — Ph: (763) 780 -0450 — Fax: (763) 780 -0452 C: \Documents and Settings \joel.hanson \Local Settings \Temporary Int - 2 - es \0LK232 \Memo - 090905 -CC -Park Street Vacation (2).doc