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CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO.7563 <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION VACATING EASEMENTS <br />FILE No. LA24-000070 <br />WHEREAS, on December 23, 2024, Tom Ryan (hereinafter the "Applicant"), applied to <br />vacate an unused portion of an existing dedicated drainage and utility easement over the <br />property addressed 2195 Watertown Road, and legally described as Lot 2, Block 1, <br />Cumberland, Hennepin County, Minnesota (hereinafter the "Property"). <br />WHEREAS, the drainage and utility easement were dedicated to the public at the time of <br />the Final Plat of Cumberland on April 22, 2024 by Resolution No. 7466; and <br />WHEREAS, the drainage and utility easements were dedicated over the proposed <br />footprint of a realigned drainage ditch which was under construction at the time of the Final Plat <br />approval; and <br />WHEREAS, upon review of the as -built grading plan for the drainage ditch it was noted <br />that the described easement area and the existing ditch did not align. A portion of the existing <br />realigned drainage ditch was not fully encompassed within the dedicated easement area. <br />Additionally, because of the misalignment of the easement, additional land not part of the <br />drainage ditch was encumbered by the dedicated easement. The Applicant is amenable to <br />granting the additional easement to the public to correct the misalignment as part of their <br />request for vacation of the unnecessary portion of the easement; and <br />WHEREAS, Exhibit A describing and depicting the easement to be vacated, attached to <br />this Resolution No. 7563 is true and correct and are incorporated into and made part of this <br />Resolution; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 412.851 and the Orono City Code, on <br />February 18, 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of Orono conducted a public hearing <br />preceded by two (2) weeks published and posted notice, and mailed notice to the abutting <br />property owners, to consider the vacation of the unnecessary easement; and <br />WHEREAS, following the hearing and consideration of the proposed vacation, the <br />review of the Zoning File #LA24-000070, and the recommendation of the Planning Commission, <br />the Orono City Council has determined that the unnecessary portion of the easement is not <br />needed for public purposes. <br />140 <br />