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<br />Warren E. Peterson <br />Jerome P. Filla <br />Daniel Witt Fram <br />Glenn A. Bergman <br />John Michael Miller <br />Michael T Oberle <br />Steven H. Bruns~ <br />Paul W. Fahning~ <br />Esther E. McGinnis <br />CamerOn S. McLelland <br /> <br />P~ERSCN, <br />FR!\M BERGMAN <br />.:.Rrllt.::III............~.....~............IIU.....". <br /> <br />Suite 300 <br />50 East Filth Street <br />St. Paul. MN 5510]-1197 <br />16511291'895_ <br />(6'511228~175"3 {acsirnil <br /> <br />Direct Dial #(651) 290-6907 <br /> <br />October 31, 2002 <br /> <br />Mr. Aaron Parrish <br />Community Services Director <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 <br /> <br />RE: Guidant Property <br />Fernwood Street <br />Our File No.: 10460,00,12 <br /> <br />Dear Aaron: <br /> <br />Based upon the information provided by the Guidant Corporation, the City is the fee owner of <br />the westerly half of Fernwood Street and has an easement over the easterly half of Fernwood <br />Street: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1. Vacation of Easement (MS 412.851). In order to vacate a street right-of,way, the City <br />needs to conduct a public hearing before the City Council. The hearing must be <br />preceded by two (2) weeks published and posted notice, and by ten (10) days mailed <br />notice to property owners who abut the street right-of-way. The published and mailed <br />notices should indicate the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing, If the street <br />vacation was requested by a majority of the abutting property owners, the City Council <br />resolution needs to be approved by three (3) affirmative votes. If the street vacation <br />was initiated by the City, the City Council resolution needs to be approved by four (4) <br />affirmative votes, <br /> <br />2. Conveyance ofTitle (MS 462,356). Before the City conveys title to real estate, the City <br />Council should do one of the following: <br /> <br />(a) Refer the proposed sale to the Planning Commission for review, A public <br />hearing is not necessary. The Planning Commission would adopt a finding <br />which indicates that the proposed sale would or would not be in compliance <br />with the City's Comprehensive Plan, The Planning Commission's findings are <br />referred to the City Council for review, <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />In the alternative, the City Council can adopt a resolution by four (4) affirmative <br />votes which indicates that referral of the matter to the Planning Commission is <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. ,~.Lsn ,,~DMITTED IN ')"'ISCQt,,SIN <br />