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COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 10, 2002 Resolutions No. 02-57 and No. 02-58 can be found in the City Clerk's office. Public Hearing, First Reading Ordinance No. 04-02, Vacating Public Drainage and Utility Easements, Molin Concrete, Jim Studenski - City Engineer Studenski advised the City has received a request from Molin Concrete (415 Lilac Street) to vacate overlapping public drainage and utility easements. As part of their 2001 building expansion project, their Conditional Use Permit was amended. Rice Creek Watershed District required new drainage easements over the parcel to comply with the new Surface Water Management Plan. City Engineer Studenski indicated the Molin Concrete parcel is located in the northeast corner of Lilac Street and Fourth Avenue. The Easement Exhibit map shows both sets of easements on it. The new Surface Water Management Plan either overlapped the previous easements or it eliminated the need for them. Therefore, the previous easements (Easements ument #1404034) can be eliminated because the necessary areas are covered with the new ents. City Engineer Studenski stated, through this process, it was previously acquired along Fourth Avenue on the Molin Con record. The City is in the process of determining if the e Approval of the proposed easement vacations will be have the necessary easement along Fourth Avenue easement the City cel was not shown to be of as recorded at Anoka County. ent on confirmation that the City does in Concrete parcel. City Engineer Studenski advised staff recomm val of the first reading of Ordinance No. 04- 02, Vacating Public Drainage and Utility Eas -nts, Molin Concrete. Councilmember Carlson noted City staf vacations will be contingent on confi Fourth Avenue. She indicated the been granted to the City;", however, addressed in the Ordinance. ommending that approval of the proposed easement the City does have the necessary easement along ance stated, "WHEREAS, the new easements have not see where the above stated contingency was City Engineer Studenski indica d the intent at the time of writing his memorandum was that this issue would have been finalizedprior to this evening's meeting. However, this was not yet the case. Councilmember Carlson requested confirmation that if the first reading is approved this evening and, during the second reading of the proposed Ordinance this matter has not been finalized, the Ordinance could simply be amended at that time. City Engineer Studenski recommended that the contingency be added to the Ordinance at this time so that it remains consistent through both the first and second readings. City Attorney Hawkins stated he preferred no contingencies in ordinances, therefore, he recommended the first reading of the proposed Ordinance be approved this evening as submitted and, if at the time of the second reading the easement issue has not been finalized, the second reading not be approved. Councilmember Carlson stated this would satisfy her concern. 17