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lour Misiion. To work together to reiposibty grow our community, and to provide quality, coat -effective, and efficient government ierrlcas. CC Regular Session 7. 2. Meeting Date: 05/23/2017 By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development Information Title: Introduce Ordinance Vacating Roadway Easement for Puma Street Related to Riverstone Addition Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to introduce an ordinance vacating a portion of former roadway easement for a section of Puma Street south of Bunker Lake Boulevard. This easement is no longer being used for this purpose, and according to the City Attorney, the City should vacate this easement. The easement previously had a roadway access that terminated at the rail line, and was retained to access a civil defense siren that has since been relocated. Regarding the Preliminary Plat for Riverstone Addition, the Planning Commission held a Public Hearing for the Preliminary Plat on May 4, 2017 and recommended approval of this plat. Introducing an ordinance does not obligate the City Council to provide final approval. In order to accommodate Capstone Homes' desired schedule for Riverstone Addition, it will be important to introduce the ordinance this evening. Notification: The City will utilize the introduction phase of the ordinance to call for a Public Hearing at the June 13, 2017 City Council Meeting. Notifications will be sent as required. Staff has also begun to notify potentially impacted utility providers. Observations/Alternatives: Purpose of Easement The purpose of the easement is for road purposes. This road has since been vacated. The roadway easement still exists, and needs to be vacated. The easement in total is 73 feet in width. Capstone's project areas is entitled is 33 feet of that total. The adjacent property owned by Hageman Holdings, proposed to be developed by PSD, LLC is 40 feet. The distribution of the easement is based on how it was originally recorded and has been reviewed by the City Attorney. Existing Utilities Co -Locating in Easement Based on the information provided by Capstone Homes, the only other utility with infrastructure in the easement area is Connexus Energy. Connexus Energy has a three-phase transmission line in the 40 corridor to be vacated to the PSD project area. Capstone Homes has offered to relocate this transmission line to their project area to accommodate additional space for density transitioning. Potential Unresolved Issues in Vacation