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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL -ACTION Meeting Date May 21, 1991 kCzcN DA SECTION PLANNING/LAND USE & ZONING ORIGINATING- DE?ARTMENT. BY: I TEM : PUBLIC HEARING: Vacation of Walkway Easement to I APPROVED FOR DeMontreville Park AGENDA BY: This is a public hearing to consider a for the vacation of a walkway easement DeMontreville Highlands 4th Addition. explaining why the request has been made, from the Park Commission where this item on a 7 to 2 vote not to vacate the city A copy of the -petition, letter vicinity map, and the minutes was discussed and recommended access to DeMontreville Park. petition submitted to the City between Lots 13 and 14, Block 3, It appears to me that the City acquired the park in 1976, some thru purchase and some thru park dedication for the.DeMontreville Park Subdivision. Then it appears,that the City acquired .the walkways. I have tried to piece together the series of events that lead up to where we now are. In 1976, the City purchased or as dedicated what amounts to approx. 31.6 acres (21.3 and 8.3) for park land. In early 1980, a walkway easement was dedicated to the City for access to the park thru Lot 14, At that time, it apparently was planned to have the "active park" located on the 21.3 acre parcels. Sometime after that, (1980-81?) the City developed a Master Park -Plan, done by David A. Kuscht Associates with a Lawcon Grant. That plan shows the active park to be on the 8.3 parcel and the 21.3 acres to be more of a passive nature walkway/cross country skiing park. The Master Plan also shows two entrances to the trails, neither of them thru the walkway easement on Lot 14. No improvements have been made to the 21.3 parcel and there is a play area, and a ballfield, etc., on the 8.3 parcel. What the City Council must determine when vacating an easement is that it serves no public purpose. With the development of the Master Plan, I can think of no benefit to the public to keep an access in such close proximity to what is shown on the Plan. Assuming the Council will concur with this finding, the following motion is offered for your consideration: Motion: , Second , to adopt Resolution - vacating the easement 6escribed in said resolution, based on the finding that this easement serves no public purpose and that ingress and egress to DeMontreville Park is provided to the park for the general public in two different locations, one being tithin 750 feet of easement being vacated.