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AGENDA ITEM Date: March 10, 2025 Item: 17 Title: LA24-000070, 2195 Watertown Road, Easement Vacation - Resolution 7563 Presenter: Melanie Curtis, Planner Section: Consent Agenda Purpose: This application contemplates an easement vacation and dedication in order to ensure the easement is correctly covering the existing drainage improvement. 2. Background: The application involves corrections to the easement dedicated to cover the re-routed drainageway which crosses the two newly reoriented and platted lots. Once the grading work in the drainage ditch was completed, it was discovered that a portion of the rerouted drainage ditch was located outside of the drainage easement dedicated with the Cumberland plat. To correct the easement, the applicant requests a vacation of an unnecessary portion of the easement in exchange for dedicating new easement area to encompass the ditch. Please refer to the Planning Commission Staff Memo for a full analysis. 3. Planning Commission Vote and Comment: The Planning Commission reviewed the request at their February 18th meeting. After the public hearing, the Commission voted 7 to 0 on a motion to recommend approval conditioned upon the property owner dedicating new easement over the portion of the drainageway not within the easement. 4. Public Comment: The City received several inquiries regarding the purpose and scope of the project. None of the inquiries resulted in formal comments on the vacation. However, one neighbor submitted comments regarding the previous grading project to reroute the ditch, attached as Exhibit C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. The proposed replacement easement should be recorded against the property concurrently with the vacation resolution. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Move to adopt Resolution 7563 approving the vacation. Exhibits A. Resolution 7563 B. Easement Exhibit C. Public Comment D. AsBuilt Grading Survey E. Draft PC Minutes 139