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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 7/21/2025 Item No.: 7.c. Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Consider Approval of Aldine ROW Vacation 1 2 Background 3 At the June 16, 2025 City Council meeting, the Council considered the City-initiated 4 proposed vacation of Aldine right-of-way (ROW) between Roselawn Avenue and Ryan 5 Avenue, but took no action. After the meeting on June 16, 2025, adjacent residents to this 6 ROW signed a valid petition to vacate the ROW (Attachment 2). This changes the vote 7 required from a super majority vote (4/5ths) to a simple majority vote (3/5ths). Since this is 8 now a petitioned vacation request, a new mailing notice was sent out and a new public 9 hearing is required. 10 11 As indicated at the previous Council meeting, the right-of-way to be vacated is only the 30- 12 foot ROW that was dedicated through the Plat of Mid Oaks in 1938. The Ramsey County 13 Recorder’s Office confirmed that the 20 feet west of the Aldine right-of-way where city 14 utilities are located is private property. Attachment 8 is a survey exhibit that the City’s 15 surveyor completed after the last Council meeting. It shows where the City ROW is, where 16 the informal pathway is located in relation to the ROW, and where City utilities are. The 17 survey confirms that much of the existing pathway is on private property. As indicated 18 previously, the City will likely need to acquire utility easements at a future date from two 19 property owners. 20 21 As discussed at the June 16 meeting, staff developed a feasibility memo (Attachment 6) on 22 the ROW corridor to see if a pathway could be installed. The memo documents that a 23 pathway, either a concrete sidewalk or a bituminous trail, could be installed within the 24 ROW. Based on the current 30 feet of ROW, there would be adequate room to install a 25 pathway but there would be significant impact to trees due to necessary grading. The 26 pathway would be 590 feet in length and provide a trail connection at a ¼ mile spacing 27 instead of the ½ mile spacing between Fairview and Snelling. A pathway would provide 28 shorter connections between neighborhoods and the Roselawn pathway. Without the 29 connection, the walk is approximately 1,900 feet (~3.3x) further via Fairview Avenue or 30 approximately 2,700 feet (~5x) further via Snelling Avenue. The cost to install a pathway 31 would range from $84,000 to $177,000 plus additional costs for crosswalk treatments, if 32 enhancements were determined to be needed. Based on Pathway Master Plan scoring 33 criteria, the preference points are 7. The current plan has pathway scores that go from 5- 34 25, so this is on the lower end. 35 Page 1 of 3 Qbhf!82!pg!429