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<br />Excess Right of Way Report <br />March 27, 2006 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />When the City considered SYSCO’s preliminary plat, it gave direction to SYSCO and its <br />consultants to work with Ramsey County to determine if the excess residual Long Lake Road <br />right of way (owned by Ramsey County) could be vacated. Resolution 6627, approved by <br />the City Council in September of 2005, indicated that the right of way *should* be vacated if <br />practical so that there would be one SYSCO lot rather than two divided by the excess right of <br />way. RLK, working on SYSCO’s behalf, met with Ramsey County representatives and <br />formalized their request in a letter dated October 19, 2005. On December 13 of 2005, the <br />Ramsey County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2005-437 which released the <br />indicated excess right of way to the City of Mounds View. The Board’s approval was <br />unanimous. The City should adopt a resolution accepting such right of way so that it may in <br />turn vacate same to SYSCO. Resolution 6772 is attached which accomplishes this. <br /> <br />For the City to vacate any interest in land such as an easement or right of way, the Charter <br />requires that it adopt an ordinance as the mechanism by which the process is effectuated. <br />The ordinance requires two readings before the Council and a public hearing. The public <br />hearing, pending consent agenda approval, has been scheduled for March 27, 2006. <br /> <br />There are utilities present in the right of way that would remain protected by an easement <br />dedicated as part of the SYSCO Minnesota Second Addition Plat which will need to come <br />back to the City Council for final plat approval. Public Works Director Greg Lee supports this <br />action. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Open the public hearing and take public comment regarding the proposed vacation, consider <br />the second reading and adoption of Ordinance 770, an ordinance vacating the excess and <br />unused residual Long Lake Road right of way that bisects the SYSCO property. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />Community Development Director <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Letter from Ramsey County dated February 2, 2006 <br />2. Ramsey County Resolution 2005-437 <br />3. Letter from RLK dated October 19, 2005 <br />4. Ordinance 770