Title
Approval of Resolution Declaring a Portion of a Storm Utility Easement at Henderson Commercial Park as Surplus
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Resolution declaring the City's Storm and Surface Water Utility easement within Lot 1 of Henderson Commercial Park as surplus, including the pipe buried therein, and direct staff to hold a public hearing on the disposition of the surplus utility property.
Report
Issue:
Whether to declare the City's abandoned utility easement within Lot 1 as surplus, and to hold a public hearing in the future on the disposition of the surplus utility property.
Staff Contact:
Ladd Cluff, PLS, City Surveyor, Public Works, 360.753.8389
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
The City currently has rights to an abandoned utility easement and abandoned storm water pipe within Lot 1, Henderson Commercial Park Binding Site Plan (see attached map). The utility's storm water pipe was abandoned and rerouted in 2007. A new easement was granted to the City over the rerouted storm water pipe. The original easement was inadvertently not released at that time. The property owner desires that the City release the utility's easement rights to clear title and allow for development of the site.
Staff is proposing that Council declare this abandoned utility easement, and the pipe buried therein, as surplus and to hold a public hearing in the future regarding its disposition.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
None known.
Options:
1. Declare the City's abandoned utility easement and the pipe buried therein as surplus and to hold a public hearing in the future on the disposition of this surplus utility property.
2. Do not declare the abandoned utility easement and the pipe buried therein as surplus and provide direction to staff on next steps.
Financial Impact:
The release of this abandoned utility easemen...
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