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qASFAE+7E <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />Department Approval: <br />; OF 7-A s � <br />or 10~ <br />DATE: 05/09/2011 <br />ITEM NO: 11 . a <br />Acting City Manager Approval: <br />e't izt /nJ4 <br />Item Description: PUBLIC HEARING to VACATE a PUBLIC HIGHWAY EASEMENT. <br />1.0 REVIEW OF REQUEST <br />Since 2009, AEON has worked with the City of Roseville and the Minnesota Department <br />of Transportation (MNDOT) on acquiring the small triangle lying directly north of <br />Sienna Green. The triangle and other pieces of land was originally acquired in 1942 by <br />MNDOT. The easement only allowed MNDOT to use the triangle for staging <br />construction equipment when the Highway 36 and Snelling Avenue interchange was <br />upgraded. Since MNDOT determined it no longer needed this highway easement, they <br />approved conveying the easement to the City of Roseville via Quit Claim Deed. It is also <br />worth noting that the underlying land has also changed hands and is in the possession of <br />AEON. Since the Highway Easement's interest by MNDOT was conveyed to the City of <br />Roseville and the City has no interest in retaining and /or utilizing said area for highway <br />purposes (or any other public purpose) the public highway easement needs to be vacated. <br />2.0 CITY STAFF COMMENTS <br />2.1 The Development Review Committee (DRC) has reviewed this request and determined <br />that the public highway easement can be vacated. <br />2.2 Also the Planning Division has received a few calls regarding the vacation of the <br />highway easement, mostly for clarification reasons, but also one resident indicated their <br />opposition to the easement vacation. <br />3.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />The Planning Division recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution vacating the <br />public interest in the highway easement that covers the small triangle directly north and <br />adjacent to Sienna Green. <br />4.0 REQUESTED CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING the VACATION of the PUBLIC HIGHWAY EASEMENT that <br />covers the small triangle directly north and adjacent to Sienna Green. <br />Prepared by: Thomas Paschke, City Planner (651- 792 -7074) <br />Attachments: A: Area map <br />B: Aerial photograph <br />C: Easement Resolution <br />D: Easement vacation doc <br />PF07- 068_HwyEasementRCA_050911 (2).doc Page 1 of 1 <br />