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• • • AGENDA ITEM 6 B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser C. C. MEETING DATE: December 19, 2005 TOPIC: Public Hearing First Reading, Ordinance No. 14 -05 Vacating Drainage and Utility Easement and Accepting Replacement Easement 6770 Timberwolf Trail VOTE: 4/5 for a vacation BACKGROUND When Pheasant Hills Preserve 9th Addition was platted, it included a 20 -foot strip of land dedicated to the City for a park trail. The trail eventually was constructed at another location, and the City vacated the platted strip of park land in 2003 with Ordinance No. 02 -03. When this occurs, the land reverts to the adjacent properties: ten feet of land to the lot on side, ten feet to the lot on the other side. Lot 1 Block 2, 6770 Timberwolf Trail, is the lot immediately to the east. As is typical, this lot has drainage and utility easements platted around the lot lines. Even though the extra ten feet were added from the former trail strip, the existing easements still exist in their original location and prevent full use of the expanded lot. Part of the existing easement should be vacated and we need new easements around the expanded lot lines. That is, the City should vacate part of the existing easements, and the property owner must deed to the City the new easements. The City Council then should accept the new easements. The attached Ordinance No. 14 -05 accomplishes both actions: vacating the old easements and accepting the new ones. The legal descriptions for all the easements involved will be added to the ordinance. A deed will convey the new easements to the City. Once the ordinance is in effect, we can record the vacation and the deed. OPTIONS 1. Approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 14 -05 2. Return to staff with direction. RECOMMENDATION Option 1