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A RESOLUTION VACATING A PORTION OF BRACKETT'S POINT ROAD AND SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT 6878945 HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA FILE NO. 18-3998 WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, on December 13, 2017, James R. and Mary Joann Jundt, husband and wife ("Applicant[s]"), applied for a street and sanitary sewer easement vacation adjacent to their property legally described in Exhibit A, (hereinafter the "Property"); WHEREAS, on February 20th, after published and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, at which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and WHEREAS, on February 20th, 2018, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the street and easement vacation; and WHEREAS, on February 26, 2018, the City Council reviewed the application and the recommendations of the Planning Commission and City staff, and WHEREAS, the Orono Council finds the vacation as proposed is in keeping with the public interest and in consideration of the following findings: 1. The roadway in question will be relocated to the center of the peninsula, preserving access to the properties in the area while removing hardcover from the lake shore. 2. The easement in question covers an existing sanitary sewer trunk line which will be demolished and abandoned and replaced along the newly relocated Bracketts Point Road. 3. The City Council finds that the existing Road right of way and Utility Easement has no apparent present or future benefit to the public when it will be relocated within the peninsula. 4. The City Council finds that: a) The vacation does not affect access to or use of any adjoining Page 1 of 5