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Mounds View City Council June 26, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 30 MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/FLAHERTY. To postpone approval of Resolution 6853 1 Authorizing the Contract for Architectural Services for the Preparation of Plans and 2 Specifications for the Mounds View Community Center and discuss it further at the July 17th 3 work session. 4 5 Mayor Marty stated that until this meeting, he was ready to approve the expenditures. He said he 6 would rather err. on the side of caution to postpone. 7 8 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9 10 J. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 775, an Ordinance Vacating an 11 Excess Highway Easement Associated with the Hidden Hollow South 12 Residential Subdivision 13 14 Community Development Director Ericson explained that this request would vacate an easement 15 that was dedicated to the City in 1976. He stated the City had no problem with the easement, but 16 Ramsey County rejected the plat because of it. 17 18 Community Development Director Ericson explained the City Council approved the Hidden 19 Hollow South final plat on April 24, 2006. He stated the residential subdivision created six 20 single-family home sites from two deep lots on Wooddale Drive. He said that when the plat was 21 brought to Ramsey County for recording, the County Surveyor rejected it due to the presence of a 22 “Highway Easement” at the rear of the lots. He stated the County’s policy, as he has learned, is 23 that right of way easements may not persist as easements – they shall either be dedicated as right 24 of way or vacated. He said until one of the two actions is undertaken, the plat cannot be 25 recorded. The effect is to strike the word “highway” from the plat. He said the second reading 26 and public hearing would be at the next City Council meeting. 27 28 Mayor Marty asked if it would vacate the highway and keep the easements and Director Ericson 29 replied it would. 30 31 MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/STIGNEY. To waive the reading and adopt Ordinance 775, an 32 Ordinance Vacating an Excess Highway Easement associated with the Hidden Hollow South 33 Residential Subdivision. 34 35 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 36 37 K. Resolution 6863 Approving the Communications Coordinator to attend the 38 NATOA Conference in Florida 39 40 City Administrator Ulrich stated this was discussed on June 12th but failed to achieve the three 41 required votes. He added the issue is being brought back and was revised to reflect a limit of 42 $1000 of City Funding is used. He said the tuition will be paid by the North Suburban Cable 43 Commission. 44 45