Resolution - #21-316 - 11/09/2021

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East a distance of 30.63 feet; thence North 00 degrees 51 minutes 94 seconds East a distance of 81.90 feet to the North line of said Parcel; thence westerly along said North line of said Parcel to the point of beginning. and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 435.37, subd. 1(a), requires a city council to establish a cartway at least two rods wide connecting a petitioner’s land to a public road if a petition is presented by the owner of a tract of land containing at least five acres who has no access thereto except over lands of others; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 435.37, subd. 1(b), says that the city council may select an alternate route other than that petitioned for if the alternate route is deemed by the city council to be less disruptive and less damaging to the affected landowners and in the public’s best interest; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 435.37, subd. 1(c), states that the amount of damages must be paid by the petitioner to the city before the cartway is opened. For the purposes of said subdivision, damages means (1) the compensation (if any) awarded to the owner of the land upon which the cartway is established and (2) the costs of professional and other services, hearing costs, administrative costs, recording costs, and other costs and expenses that the city may incur in connection with the proceedings for the establishment of the cartway; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-291, adopted on October 12, 2021, a route for the petitioned cartway access to Thorn Lake property PID #04-32-25-31-0001 was designated using the alternate route through Shawn Acres Park, and a Public Hearing was ordered for December 14, 2021, at 7:00 pm, and WHEREAS, the petitioner has requested that the Public Hearing be rescheduled to February 8, 2022, for the purpose of allowing the petitioner to attend the hearing and to provide additional time for the petitioner to serve required hearing notices. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 435.37 and 164.07, as follows: 1) A hearing upon the attached Cartway Petition shall be held at the City Hall in the City of Ramsey on February 8, 2022, at 7:00 pm. 2) The purpose of the hearing shall include, but is not limited to, determining: a. Whether the Petitioner is entitled to a cartway under Section 435.37, subd. 1(a); b. If so, whether the cartway should be located where requested and to the width requested, or whether it should be located at an alternate route or of a different width; Resolution #21-316 Page 2 of 4