10-12-98 Public Works & Property Vacation

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Public Works and Property Vacation Committee October 12, 1998 Page 2 solutions already discussed so that this background information would be available prior to the meeting to discuss these concerns. Councilmember Broden made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Aranowski that Bill No. 77-98 be continued subject to a memorandum from Mr. Littrell and a meeting being held prior to the Public Works and Property Vacation meeting on October 26, 1998. The motion passed. The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 82-98 which would vacate the 1st east/west alley south of East Bissell Street. Ann Bockenkamp made the presentation. She provided an aerial view of the area in question (copy attached). She noted that the vacation was necessary in order to: 1. increase the lot size of one lot to allow room for construction of a new single family home; 2. to increase the lot size of two other lots to allow more back yard area; and 3. to allow a greater setback between the back of the home and the back property line. Following discussion, Councilmember Broden made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Aranowski, that Bill No. 82-98 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Dr. Varner noted that Lillian Buti, President of the Walnut Grove Mutual Housing Corporation has requested that Bill No. 79-98 be continued until the October 26th Council meeting(letter attached). The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 85-98 which would vacate an ingress-egress easement and a street within Forest View Trail. Dr. Varner noted that the Bill received a favorably recommendation from the Board of Public Works (report attached). Mr. Stephen J. Benczik, an engineer with the Troyer Group, made the presentation. He noted that the ingress-egress easement is needed to be released so that Ridge Trail could be aligned with Farmington Lane; and that Forest View Trail is to be vacated at the request of the developer and abutting landowners. He provided a legal opinion from the Area Plan Commission attorney(copy attached)and other supplemental material(copy attached). Following discussion, Councilmember Aranowski made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Broden that Bill No.85-98 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. The next item on the agenda was to discuss Ordinance No. 8842-97 involving the Tutt Street Vacation. Dr. Varner noted that he recalls that one of the items of concern when this was before the Council was how the proposed vacation would adversely impact parking. He had been contact by Mr. Leinen who had also contact Council President Coleman. Mr. Leinen provided copies of a February 27, 1998 letter from him to the Center for the Homeless,a March 5, 1998 letter from the Homeless Shelter to him,an April 6, 1998 letter from Eugenia S. Schwartz, Attorney for the Center for the Homeless, Inc. to Mr. Leinen,a September 23, 1998 letter from Mr. Leinen to Mrs. Schwartz, a September 25, 1998 letter from Mrs. Schwartz to Mr. Leinen, and an October 6, 1998 letter to Mr. Leinen from Mrs.