02-14-00 Public Works & Property Vacation

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K■•• • COMM Wu sport: Public Works and Property Vacation Committee to tht eommou COUItLil Of Us eiti Of *OU.t j 1Stntf: The February 14, 2000 meeting of the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member David Varner at 3:45 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included: Council Members Pfeifer, King, Varner, Ujdak, Kelly, White, Aranowski, and Kirsits; Jack Dillon, Carl Littrell, Bob Case, Lee Cotton, Wayne Baney, Robert Palm, Terry Bland of thei0tttb *WO �ribunt, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Varner noted that the members of the Committee included Council Members King, Aranowski, Kirsits and himself as well as Citizen Member Khadijah Muhammad. The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 7-00 which is a proposed vacation of two (2) sixty foot future roadway easements on lot 1 of Olive Road Commerce Park. Mr.Robert Palm made the presentation. He noted that the vacation is necessary in order to realign access to the area. The vacation involves vacated future roadway easements of a paper nature. He has agreed to file an amended replat. Mr. Wayne Baney a resident who received notice of the proposed vacation inquired whether his property would be affected, and Mr. Palm explained that the vacation is of paper future roadways only. Council Member Aranowski noted that the Board of Public Works sent the measure to the Council with a favorable recommendation with qualification (copies of February 14,2000 Board of Public Works documents attached). Mr. Bob Case noted that the petitioner has signed a new "Grant of Perpetual Easement for Future Roadway" which the petitioner has signed. He was advised by the Council Attorney to record this document so that the concern of the Board of Public Works would be satisfied. (copy of recorded document attached). Following discussion, Council Member Aranowski made a motion, seconded by Council Member Kirsits that Bill No. 7-00 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 00-16 which is a lease for the property located at 504 North Johnson for the use of this location as a Neighborhood Partnership Center. Mr. Lee Cotton made the presentation. He noted that the effective date would be retroactive to August 1, 1999. In response to a question from the Council Attorney with regard to the delay in getting the lease to the Council for review, Mr. Cotton noted that the Administration had difficulty procuring the necessary fifty (50) taxpayer signatures required by state law. Mr. Cotton noted that the term of the lease would be one(1)year for a monthly rental amount of$350.00.