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4. Staff Report - Update Vacation of Portion of 2nd Street in the Vasa PlotPage 1 of 2 City of Scandia 14727 209 th St. N. PO Box 128 , Scandia, Minnesota 55073 Phone (651) 433 -2274 Fax (651) 433 -5112 http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us MEMORANDUM DATE: January 29, 2021 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Ken Cammilleri, City Administrator RE: Update Vacation of Portion of 2nd Street in the Vasa Plot Background On December 20, 2020, the City received a petition from Mr. Charles Eginton and his neighbors to vacate a portion of an unimproved right-of-way of Second Street in the Vasa Plot located at the Copas neighborhood off of 197th Street North. (For those unfamiliar with the area, the area in question is near where 197th Street makes a sharp turn north near the St. Croix River.) At the City Council’s meeting on January 19, 2021, a public hearing was held on this request. At that time, the City Council requested that staff develop a vacation definition that would allow for the preservation of right-of-way for the staging and menovering of emergency vehicles due to the narrow width of existing roads that serve the neighborhood. The Council also agreed that staff should develop a solution that could address the legality of the location of Malinda Maher’s new septic service line. If the service line could not be located within the area of vacation, staff was directed to prepare a road right-of-way encroachment license to address the legality of this location. Recommendation Update Chief Hinz and I have reviewed the survey map that was presented to the City during the right-of-way permitting process for the Mahar septic system. We are able to report that an area can remain dedicated for staging and maneuvering vehicles, while vacating the remaining extent of 2nd Street to the south. (Please see the map.) In addition this vacation area will be able to include the service line location for Ms. Maher’s septic system. The current recommended vacation area is 110 feet by 60 feet at the south end of the existing right-of-way. The would reserve an area south of the intersection of approximately 2700 sq feet. The Council is requested to review the current proposed map for any recommended changes. This map will be used to develop corrected legal definitions to the draft vacation resolution, which will require final consideration at the City Council’s regular business meeting on February 16, 2021. Please let me know if you have any questions. Page 2 of 2 City of Scandia 14727 209 th St. N. PO Box 128 , Scandia, Minnesota 55073 Phone (651) 433 -2274 Fax (651) 433 -5112 http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us