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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7445 2 WHEREAS, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes § 412.851, said notice of public hearing was mailed to the public utilities which may be affected by the Proposed Vacation on October 18, 2023, and WHEREAS, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes § 412.851, said notice of public hearing was mailed to each property owner affected by the Proposed Vacation on November 10, 2023, and WHEREAS, the City of Orono City Council heard all interested parties on the question of the vacation of Right-of-Way at a public hearing opened on November 20, 2023, in the City of Orono City Council Chambers; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota, makes the following: FINDINGS 1. The Proposed Vacation does not affect access to or use of any adjoining property. No adjacent or nearby properties will have their access limited by it. 2. The City does not intend to develop, improve, or use the existing rights-of-way for road or lake access purposes. 3. The unimproved subject right-of-way, as it exists, serves as a public stormwater drainageway which shall be preserved by the reservation of easements. 4. For the foregoing reasons, it is in the public interest to vacate the right-of-way described and depicted in the attached Exhibits A and B. DECISION NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota as follows: 1. That the right-of-way legally described and depicted in Exhibits A and B is hereby vacated. 2. The vacation shall not affect the authority of any person, corporation, or municipality owning or controlling the electric or telephone poles and lines, gas lines, sanitary and storm sewer lines, water pipes, mains, hydrants, and natural drainage areas thereon or thereunder, to continue to maintain the same or to enter upon such way or portion thereof vacated to maintain, repair, replace, remove, or otherwise attend thereof.