ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Interim Director of Public Works with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE to Vacate the 20 Foot-Wide Alley Between Lots 17-24 and 25-32 in Smith & Miller's Woods Subdivision and Between Lots 80-82 and 83-85 in Grandview Addition in Section 26 - Township 9 North - Range 8 East, Generally Addressed Properties at 2210 E. GRANDVIEW AVE. and 2211 E. RESERVIOR BLVD. (Council District 3)
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BACKGROUND: A single owner owns both properties referenced above and has requested that the City vacate its current Right of Way of this 11,144 Square feet of the alley between Grandview Avenue and Reservoir Boulevard. This is an unused portion of Right of Way for the Public. No plans are in place by the Public Works Department to develop this alley.
City staff has no objections to this vacation.
Utilities have been solicited for their infrastructure locations, which shall be left in-place in privately agreed-upon easements between the site and such utility.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: No known concerns
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The adjacent properties of 2210 E. Grandview Ave. and 2211 E. Reservoir Blvd. will split the vacation equally, each absorbing their side of the alley from centerline toward their properties. The alley to the west of the western property line of 2210 E. Grandview Ave. will be absorbed entirely by 2211 E. Reservoir Blvd., which borders it on both sides.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The City will continue to own and be responsible for maintenance of the unimproved area between the properties.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL'S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City
2. Grow Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
2. Have an efficient government.
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