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, 4.2 Minnesota State Statutes Chapter 462.358, subdivision 7, provides municipalities <br />� guidance for vacating publicly owned easements. Specifically, this subdivision reads: <br />� Vacation. The governing body of a municipality may vacate any publicly owned utility <br />� easement or boulevard reserve or any portion thereof, which are not being used for <br />� sewer, drainage, electric, telegraph, telephone, gas and steam purposes orfor boulevard <br />_ reserve purposes, in the same manner as vacation proceedings are conducted for streets, <br />_ alleys and other public ways under a home rule charter or other provisions oflaw. <br />_ 4.3 Recently, the Ramsey County Surveyor accepted the Aeon's plat of the area, which will <br />. allow the applicant to produce mylar documents for signature and, ultimately, recording. <br />However, the former easement needs to be vacated first. <br />5.O STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />_ Sased on the above analysis and comments (requirements of the Vacation) the Roseville <br />_ Public Works/Engineering and Community Development Departments recommend <br />_ approval of the VACAT1oN of the former roadway easement described in document <br />_ 1795426 or book 2275, page 978 of the Ramsey County Recorder's Office. <br />4 6.O PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br />� At the duly notice public hearing meeting of November 4, 2009, no citizens were present <br />� to address the Planning Commission and Commissioners had no questions of the <br />� Planning Staff. The Planning Commission voted (6-0) to recommend approval of the <br />� roadway easement vacation based on the information contained in Section 4 and the <br />� recommendtaion of Section 5 of the RPCA dated November 4, 2009. <br />4 7.O SUGGESTED CITY COUNCI ACTION <br />4 ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE VACATION OF PUBLIC ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, <br />% based on the comments and findings of Section 4 and the recommendation of the <br />Planning Commission contained within the project report dated November 9, 2009. <br />Prepared by: City Planner Thomas Paschke (651-792-7074) <br />_ Attachments: A: Easement Survey <br />� B: Resolution <br />C: Draft PC Minutes <br />PF09-029 RCA 110909.doc <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />