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<br /> <br />The city council shall approve, or approve with conditions and reservations of easements, the <br />vacation of improved public right-of-way, public ways acquired with public funds, or <br />undeveloped subdivision and partition plats, or portions thereof, including public right-of- <br />way and improved public easements located therein, only if the council finds that approval of <br />the vacation is in the public interest. <br /> <br />Consent of the required area has been provided and public notice and the hearing has occurred in <br />accordance with statutory and local code requirements. The basic provision of necessary public services <br />and facilities such as transportation and utilities in the area will be maintained. The attached findings <br />demonstrate that the proposed vacation is consistent with city-wide neighborhood and University <br />policies. The vacation will enable the University to provide additional parking to replace parking that <br />has been lost due to recent construction of the East Campus residence hall. The resulting benefit of this <br />vacation is to reduce parking and transportation impacts on the surrounding area, while providing <br />convenient parking for students, faculty, visitors and guests. Additionally, the City will receive a <br />$1,856,000 assessment of benefit from the vacated right-of-way (see Attachment D) while adequate <br />public rights-of-way remain to satisfy all access and traffic circulation needs in the vicinity. Approval of <br />the vacation request is therefore found to be in the public interest as required by the approval criteria, <br />and consistent with the findings attached to the draft ordinance. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br />The council may: <br /> <br />1.Adopt the ordinance as attached. <br /> <br />2.Adopt the ordinance with specific amendments. <br /> <br />3.Deny the ordinance. <br /> <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION <br />The City Manager recommends that the City Council approve the vacation request and adopt the <br /> <br />ordinance as attached. <br /> <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTIONS <br /> <br />Move to adopt Council Bill No. 5052, an ordinance vacating the portion of Moss Street located between <br />thth <br />East 15 Avenue and East 17 Avenue. <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />A.Map of Street Vacation Request <br /> <br />B.Aerial Context Map of Street Vacation Request <br /> <br />C.Draft Ordinance (with Exhibits A – C) for Street Vacation <br /> <br />D.Moss Street Vacation Assessment Memorandum <br /> <br />E.Public Testimony <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> S:\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M111212\S1112126.doc <br /> <br />