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Zoning File #2197 November 14, 1996 Page 2 1. The vacation is in keeping with the public interest. 3. The vacation does not affect access to or use of any adjoining property. The Cit) has not and does not intend to develop, improve or use the dedicated right-of-way as a road except for utilities and access purposes. 4. The unimproved dedicated right-of-way as it exists ser\cs no public purpose. The three property owners abutting the proposed right-of-way to be vacated are John O’Sullivan, et al; North Central Consenative Baptist Association: and the Lafayette Ridge Homeowners Association (reconveyance pending). Since O'Sullivan and North Central CBA have petitioned for this vacation, they constitute a majority of the abutting landowners and therefore the vacation could be approved by a simple majority vote of the City Council. Public Purposes Served by Existing Right-of-Way Staff has identified five public purposes seized by the existing right-of-way proposed to be vacated: 1. City sewer lines. 2. City water lines. 3. US West telephone lines. 4. Minnegasco gas lines. 5. Potential pedestrian/bike access between Olive Avenue and the County Road 15/19 intersection. The first four public purposes can be suitably accomplished via the granting of permanent utilities and access easements by the property owners receiving the vacated proper!) Such easements would grant to the public the right to install and maintain public utilities within the vacated portions of right-of-way. The fifth public purpose is not necessarily as easy to resolve. When this same vacation proposal was before the Council in May, Councilmember Kelley questioned whether the City might need this remaining portion of Navarre Lane for funire pedestrian walkways or bikeways. Because such a use has a significant impact on, and is impacted by, the topography of the site, the applicant’s intended use of the property might be affected.. Potential Pedestrian/Bikeway Routes In order to reach a conclusion regarding the need for and possible locations of a pedestrian/bikeway corridor, the Park Commission was asked at their November 4 meeting to