File #: 14-179    Version: 1 Name: Ord Vacating Streets&Alleys for PeoriaHighSchool
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 4/11/2014 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/22/2014 Final action: 4/22/2014
Title: Communication from City Manager and Director of Public Works with Request to Adopt an ORDINANCE VACATING a Portion of ELLIS STREET from the Southern Side of Nebraska Avenue to Woodruff Boulevard; a Portion of WOODRUFF BOULEVARD from the Southern Side of Nebraska Avenue to the Eastern Side of the North-South Alley between Ellis Street and Sheridan Road; a Portion of the East-West Alley South of Lots 14-27 Along Nebraska Avenue and a Portion of the North-South Alley West of Lots 1-6 Along North Street; and a Portion of the North-South Alley East of Lot 20 and West of Lots 12, 13, and 21 Along North Street; And Four Alleys in the Northwest Corner of Richmond Avenue and North Street. (Exhibits Attached). [District 2]
Indexes: Goal 1 - Financially Sound City , Goal 3 - Beautiful Peoria, Have an efficient government., Improve Peoria Public Schools, Reinvest in neighborhoods
Attachments: 1. ORD NO 17,095.pdf, 2. Vacation Ordinance Woodruff - Ellis - various alleys, 3. EXHIBIT 1 Woodruff-Ellis Vacation Plat, 4. EXHIBIT 2 Nebraska Vacation Plat, 5. EXHIBIT 3 North Alley Vacation Plat, 6. EXHIBIT 4 Richmond Vacation Plat, 7. EXHIBIT 5 Street Vacation Request from Dist150, 8. EXHIBIT 6 Distr150 Maintenance Agreement - Woodruff Blvd, 9. EXHIBIT 7 Aguilar letter, 10. EXHIBIT 8 AERIAL OVERVIEW
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from City Manager and Director of Public Works with Request to Adopt an ORDINANCE VACATING a Portion of ELLIS STREET from the Southern Side of Nebraska Avenue to Woodruff Boulevard; a Portion of WOODRUFF BOULEVARD from the Southern Side of Nebraska Avenue to the Eastern Side of the North-South Alley between Ellis Street and Sheridan Road; a Portion of the East-West Alley South of Lots 14-27 Along Nebraska Avenue and a Portion of the North-South Alley West of Lots 1-6 Along North Street; and a Portion of the North-South Alley East of Lot 20 and West of Lots 12, 13, and 21 Along North Street; And Four Alleys in the Northwest Corner of Richmond Avenue and North Street. (Exhibits Attached). [District 2]

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BACKGROUND:
Peoria Public Schools District 150 has requested the vacation of the streets and alleys described in Exhibits 5A-5B in order to expand the sports area of the Peoria High School campus. The expansion will include a track, and soccer, baseball and softball fields. The additional sports fields will allow Peoria High School students to have their own practice fields and allow the school to host sports events.

District 150 presently owns all property adjacent to the requested street and alley vacations (Exhibits 1A through 4B) for the sports field expansion with the exception of approximately a 69.00 foot portion of alley behind 1731 N North Street. The owner of this property, Mr. Thomas Aguilar, has signed a letter confirming his support of this alley vacation (Exhibit 7).

The vacation of four alleys in the northwest corner of Richmond Avenue and North Street is at the request of City Staff in order to clear past unimproved rights-of-way from within the campus' special use boundaries.

The portion of the Woodruff Boulevard rights-of-way that encompass Dry Run Creek will remain City of Peoria-owned property for creek maintenance.

As part of the City of Peoria's requirements for the request o...

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