Title
Approval of Resolution Setting a Public Hearing Date to Consider a Vacation Petition Perpendicular to Kaiser Road SW
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a resolution to schedule a Public Hearing on October 17, 2017, to hear public testimony regarding the vacation petition of an unopened right-of-way adjacent to 606 Kaiser Rd SW.
Report
Issue:
Whether to schedule a public hearing on October 17, 2017, to hear public testimony regarding the vacation petition.
Staff Contact:
Ladd F. Cluff, PLS, City Surveyor, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8389
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
The property owners, MPH Holdings, M-Five Family Limited Partnership and Bowen Properties adjacent to the unopened right-of-way north of Block 3, Pacific Addition to Olympia, have asked the City to initiate the process to vacate the unopened right-of-way.
Under state law RCW 35.79.010, the Council is required to adopt a resolution to set the public hearing date prior to acting on a right-of-way vacation petition.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The public hearing will provide an opportunity for Council to hear from the community on the requested vacation.
Options:
1. Approve the resolution setting October 17, 2017, as the date for the Public Hearing. This is within the required timeline of the proposed resolution.
2. Do not approve the resolution setting October 17, 2017, as the date for the Public Hearing. Staff will work with Council to set another Public Hearing date that meets the statutory requirements.
Financial Impact:
None
Attachments:
Resolution
Petition
Vicinity Map