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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 6/16/2025 Item No.: 7.b. Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Consider Approval of Aldine ROW Vacation 1 2 Background 3 At the April 21, 2025 City Council meeting, the council tabled vacation area V, the proposed 4 vacation of Aldine right-of-way (ROW) between Roselawn Avenue and Ryan Avenue. 5 6 At the previous council meeting, the right-of-way was understood to include a 30-foot 7 easterly portion, dedicated through the Mid Oaks plat in 1938, and a 20-foot westerly 8 portion that appeared to have been established through condemnation proceedings in 9 1951. Because there was no clear record of the condemnation being formally recorded, the 10 proposed vacation resolution presented to the City Council included language to vacate the 11 20-foot westerly portion out of an abundance of caution, essentially functioning as a quit- 12 claim action to release any potential interest the City may have had. 13 14 Following the public hearing, further investigation was conducted by staff and the adjacent 15 property owners in coordination with the Ramsey County Recorder’s Office. This effort 16 confirmed that no right-of-way or easement over the western 20 feet was ever recorded 17 and, as such, the City does not legally hold right-of-way over that portion of land, and it is 18 considered private property. Consequently, only the 30-foot easterly portion of the corridor 19 is public right-of-way. County/City GIS data has been updated to reflect this clarified status. 20 Based on this determination, the vacation is only considering vacating the 30-foot easterly 21 portion as dedicated in the Plat of Mid Oaks. 22 23 Based on feedback from Council, staff developed a feasibility memo (Attachment 6) on the 24 ROW corridor and if a pathway could be installed. The memo documents that a pathway, 25 either a concrete sidewalk or a bituminous trail, could be installed within the ROW. Based 26 on the current 30 feet of ROW, there would be adequate room to install a pathway but there 27 would be significant impact to trees due to necessary grading. The pathway would be 590 28 feet in length and provide a trail connection at a ¼ mile spacing instead of the ½ mile 29 spacing between Fairview and Snelling. A pathway would provide shorter connections 30 between neighborhoods and the Roselawn pathway. Without the connection, the walk is 31 approximately 1,900 feet (~3.3x) further via Fairview Avenue or approximately 2,700 feet 32(~5x) further via Snelling Avenue. The cost to install a pathway would range from $84,000 33 to $177,000 plus additional costs for crosswalk treatments if enhancements were 34 determined to be needed. Based on Pathway Master Plan scoring criteria, the preference Page 1 of 3 Qbhf!7!pg!464