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6. PUBLIC HEARING 6.01: Public Hearing to Introduce Ordinance #16-02 Vacating Permanent Road Easement over a Portion of 14911 Ramsey Boulevard NW and the Parcel to the North with a Property Identification Number (PIN) 22-32-25-33-0017 Presentation Community Development Director Gladhill reviewed the staff report and recommendation from the Public Works Committee that the City Council vacate the easement over a portion of 14911 Ramsey Boulevard NW and the Parcel to the North with a PIN 22-32-25-33-0017. Councilmember Williams asked if the two parcels are owned by the same entity. Community Development Director Gladhill answered he will have to double check if it is the same entity. The owner is a managing partner of that. It is under common ownership. That cross access easement would not be needed today. If it was ever under separate ownership, it would be a good idea for those two owners to work that out. Public Hearing Mayor Strommen called the public hearing to order at 7:07 p.m. Citizen Input Ron Patten, 16321 Jasper Street, Ramsey, stated he has made several police calls regarding semi trailers parked on this commercial property overnight. He said his concern is that it is unknown what the semis are hauling or storing. It could be hazardous materials. He noted he spoke with Mr. Anderson and learned the base is not thick enough for the semis to be parked there. Mr. Patten noted he spoke with Police Chief Katers as well. Police Chief Katers had said he would have his night staff check on the situation. Mr. Patten said one of the officers explained they could tag the vehicles if warranted. Mr. Patten stated he followed up and found no tagging. He said he has called in the license plates at 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. He asked if the semis would be able to continue parking on this property without any improvements being made if this easement goes back to being owned by the property owners. He stated he has been a resident for 40 years, and has not seen commercial semis parked at gas stations throughout the city. He said he is familiar with hazardous materials from his firefighter training, and this is his concern with the semis. Mayor Strommen asked Community Development Director Gladhill to explain how the code enforcement issues would be impacted with the vacation of the easement. Community Development Director Gladhill explained if this road is vacated, it becomes off street parking, and the Commercial Off Street Parking Section in the ordinance will apply. This governs the type of surface and materials that can be there. He noted the City has had to work with this property on several occasions. There is a gravel -type area, which is better described as grass where no vegetation is left. If the trucks want to continue to park in that area, the area will need to be