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Department Approval � �� l�'�, Jy REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 07/13/09 Item No.: 7.e City Manager Approval � / Item Description: Vacation of a portion of Mt. Ridge right-of-way and conveyance of land owned by the City for road purposes BACKGROUND As part of the Phase I Twin Lakes Infrastructure Project, the City is constructing a portion of Twin Lakes Parkway from Cleveland Ave. to Prior Ave. as well as Mt. Ridge Road north from Twin Lakes Parkway to County Road C2. The new roads will set the transportation pattern for the Twin Lakes redevelopment area. With this new road pattern, staff has looked at the right-of-way and road easement currently in existence. In most cases, the City will be utilizing existing road right-of-way and road easements as part of the new project. As part of the 1925 Twin View plat , Roseville received 40-feet of right-of-way (Mt. Ridge) from County Road C2 to County Road C. Along the same corridor, the City obtained an additional strip of land that is 10 feet wide on each side of the dedicated Mt. Ridge right-of-way. The deed for the property limits its use for "road purposes". City Staff has reviewed this situation and has determined that the Mt. Ridge Road right-of-way as shown on Attachment S is not needed for transportation purposes within the Twin Lakes area due to the new roads currently being constructed. In fact, the Twin Lakes AUAR, the environmental review document analyzing the impact of the Twin Lakes redevelopment, did not require this right-of-way to be improved or used. The Twin Lakes Infrastructure study, which allocated road and infrastructure costs to parcels within Twin Lakes, also did not require the use of this portion of the Mt. Ridge Road right-of-way. Secause the right-of-way is no longer needed, staff feels the land is put to better use as a t�able property as part of a future development. For the same reasons mentioned above and similar to the right-of-way for Mt. Ridge Road in this area, the 10-foot strips are no longer needed for transportation purposes. Since these 10-foot strips were given to the City for road purposes and there is no longer a need for them, staff would propose deeding these 10-foot strips back to the adjacent property owners. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION At the duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission did not receive any public comment. The Planning Commission reviewed the request and had questions about the overall road project. The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the requested right-of-way vacation and conveyance of land for Mount Ridge Road, based on the comments and findings of the project report dated June 3, 2009. Page 1 of 2