2009-04BILL NO. 2009-4
TRANSITORY ORDINANCE NO. 18.63
AN ORDINANCE VACATING HIGHWAY EASEMENT
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1: The land described on Certificate of Title No. 1184055, files of the
Hennepin County Registrar of Titles is owned in fee title by the City of Richfield (the
"Property") and is depicted on the attached Exhibit A.
Sec. 2. The Property is subject to an easement in favor of the State of
Minnesota for highway purposes as evidenced by Final Certificate recorded January 15,
1965 as Document No. 797648, which instrument is memorialized on Certificate of Title
No. 1184055. The Easement encumbers the entirety of the Property.
Sec. 3. The State has quitclaimed and conveyed all of its interest in the Property
to the City by Deed Document No. 4379387, -and the Property is in use as a City
maintenance facility and has been improved with a building that houses the offices and
equipment of the public works department.
Sec. 3: There is no public need for a highway easement over the Property.
Sec. 4: There are existing utility lines within a portion of the Property. However,
the Property is part of a proposed plat, and all necessary easements for existing utility
lines will be dedicated in the plat. There is no need to reserve utility easements as part
of this proceeding.
Sec. 5: Upon the effective date of this Ordinance, that portion of the Easement
created by Document No. 797648 which is encumbers the Property is vacated
Sec. 6. The City of Richfield held the first reading on January 27, 2009 and
second reading on February 24, 2009. Legal notice was published in the City's official
newspaper as required by ordinance.
Sec. 7: This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after publication of the
ordinance.
Sec. 8: The City Clerk is directed to prepare a certificate of completion of
vacation proceedings and to record the vacation in the office of the Hennepin County
Registrar of Titles.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 24th day of February,
2009.
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
Th r sa Schyma, Deputy City Clerk
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STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
Richard Hendrickson, being duly sworn on
an oath, states or affirms that he is the Chief
Financial Officer of the newspaper(s) known
as
Richfield Sun-Current
and has full knowledge of the facts stated
below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all of
the requirements constituting qualifica-
tion as a qualified newspaper as provid-
ed by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07,
and other applicable laws as amended.
(B) The printed public notice that is attached
was published in said newspaper(s)
once each week, for one successive
week(s); it was first published on Thurs-
day, the 5 day of March
2009, and was thereafter printed and
published on every Thursday to and in-
cluding Thursday, the _____ day of
2009; and printed
below is a copy of the lower case alpha-
bet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is
hereby acknowledged as being..the size
and kind of type used in the composition
and publication of the notice:
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Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed
before me on this 5 day of
March , 2009.
l/ ( Notary Public
MARY ANN CARLSON
NOTARY PUBLIC -MINNESOTA
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City of Richfield
(Official Publication)
BILL NO. 2009-4
TRANSITORY ORDINANCE NO. 18.63
AN ORDINANCE VACATING HIGHWAY EASEMENT
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1: The land described on Certificate of Title
No. 1184055, files of the Hennepin County Registrar of Ti-
tles is owned in fee title by the City of Richfield (the "Prop-
erty") and is depicted on the attached Exhibit A.
Sec. 2. The Property is subject to an easement in
favor of the State of Minnesota for highway purposes as
evidenced by Final Certificate recorded January 15, 1965
as Document No. 797648, which instrument is memorial-
ized on Certificate of Title No. 1184055. The Easement
encumbers the entirety of the Property.
Sec. 3. The State has quitclaimed and conveyed all of
its interest in the Property to the City by Deed Document
No. 4379387, and the Property is in use as a City mainte-
nance facility and has been improved with a building that
houses the offices and equipment of the public works de-
partment.
Sec. 3: There is no public need for a highway ease-
ment over the Property.
Sec. 4: There are existing utility lines within a portion
of the Property. However, the Property is part of a pro-
posed plat, and all necessary easements for existing util-
ity lines wilt be dedicated in the plat. There is no need to
reserve utility easements as part of this proceeding.
Sec. 5: Upon the effective date of this Ordinance, that
portion of the Easement created by Document No.797648
which is encumbers the Property is vacated
Sec. 6. The City of Richfield held the first reading on
January 27, 2009 and second reading on February 24,
2009. Legal notice was published in the City's official
newspaper as required by ordinance.
Sec. 7: This ordinance shall become effective 30 days
after publication of the ordinance.
Sec. 8: The City Clerk is directed to prepare a certifi-
cate of completion of vacation proceedings and to record
the vacation in the office of the Hennepin County Regis-
trar of Titles.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Min-
nesota this 24th day of February, 2009.
ATTEST: Debbie Goettel, Mayor
Theresa Schyma, Deputy City Clerk
(Mar. 5, 2009) d2-bill 2009-4