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ITEM # 11
DATE: 01-27-15
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: STORM WATER EASEMENT VACATION — 301, 303, 305 AND 321
SOUTH 5T" STREET
BACKGROUND:
The property owner of 301, 303, 305, 321, and 407 South 5th Street and of 420-428
South Walnut Avenue is in the process of selling those properties. During the title
opinion search, it was discovered that there are easements over the properties at 301,
305, 307 and 321 South 5th Street (Lots 2 and 3 of Lindholm's Subdivision). The first
easement is "to construct, reconstruct, operate and maintain a storm sewer outlet", and
the second is "to construct, reconstruct, operate, open and forever maintain an open
ditch from said old creek channel to Squaw Creek". Both of these easement
descriptions found at Story County are shown in Attachment A.
These existing easements have impeded the sale of these properties, since the
easements encompass the entirety of the parcels. Staff was unable to find any evidence
that these easements were ever vacated, even though there has been significant
development in the area since their creation in 1929. Aerial maps of the existing
easement areas are shown for the area in 1930 [the exhibit says 1929] (Attachment B)
and in 2013 (Attachment C).
An additional map in Attachment D shows the storm sewer infrastructure for the area to
provide drainage from the south end of Kellogg Avenue (installed in 1977) in Corieri's
Subdivision 1st Addition. This storm sewer line is in an existing easement that was
established with the subdivision, and adequately covers the City's interest for the
storm sewer.
Staff has determined that the easements over lots 2 and 3 are no longer needed,
since there is no longer an open ditch from the south end of Kellogg Avenue to
Squaw Creek. Vacating that portion of the easements would allow the sale of the
properties to take place. The remaining areas (affected properties that were not part of
this request) could also be vacated and new easements established over the existing
storm sewer pipes, should City Council direct staff to set this as a priority project.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Set February 10, 2015, as the date of public hearing for the proposed vacation of the
storm sewer easement at 301, 305, 307 and 321 South 5th Street (Lots 2 and 3 of
Lindholm's Subdivision).
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2. Set February 10, 2015, as the date of public hearing for the proposed vacation of the
storm sewer easement at 301, 305, 307 and 321 South 5th Street (Lots 2 and 3 of
Lindholm's Subdivision) and direct staff to begin the process of negotiating new
easements over the existing storm sewer, which are currently covered by the 1929
easement, and return at a later date to set a hearing date for the vacation of the
existing easements.
3. Reject the request to vacate the easement.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
By moving forward with the process to approve the vacation of the easement, City
Council will meet this property owner's ability to sell the property.
Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt
Alternative No. 1, as described above.
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Attachn}ent
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That this Court has full acid t�r�pl'ete jr�s ictiori of" the subject
;ont''d. matter of this action and eAch andd aI, of the part.i�a therct�ti; ,Y
Tfa each and-all of tE alle9at1ops f plain irt`s petition dre
i;rtrei and fie Is.. elittti d to: :ali o� the `relief ask for in said p&tit7on
1 the p: ain-tii'f i tfye zbs ute arid` unqualified. o�rmer in fce siripl.e
,o ert herei afte� est ri bed. That the p1 a1 'ti'r r and-the ,parti e�:
of .,p. y
From whom der�vrd f<ttlz hand been in open, cannued a�td no�.oriou
possess�on'of real restate fora period of more than twenty years last
past, fhat playnti � e arE estate shastl.d be: qu�.eted in: him against
all, of the: defencfa . :s at�d a -,per�c�►s claiming t?Y thr-atgf , or.under
them
and should; be f a ver barred an opped from inakin} airy claim ire and to
the real Vista hereinafter describe , to,.any part or parcel, thereon"
s therefore Ordered, Adjudg n'd Qecreed that the llaintif
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} was. ,at th, time. of the comrriencement aF tli'is ;act. and is hoW, thc.•ortnor in
fee sirsp,le Yor the falT wing .described real estate; Lo One, {i),- and- Tiro
( ), i-6 the Northwest Quarter, and the Southeast'
t�uarte�� a ` � herth��est ' :s
o Qua�� dr, exce it "Outs-Lot `A' a��d Sunnyside Addition), ,drd the o as:t
4=di^%er off' tfeSouhrst Quari er (except 8 Acres z n tfie 5o€,fleasir corn
nd Lot O: and the East 8 Aeres by Lo Seven, (7),. j ri the 3dest h��1 f of the: 1 }
Northwest Quarter; all of said property- is `7n S6c.; ion: Eleven, (Il ) and
Township 83 North and Range 24' West of the 5th P-.lei Iowa; t1d his• right
, and interest in said premises as such owner in fie- simple is hereby
declared, fixed and established.
0. J. Henderson
Judge of the District Court of Iowa, {
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--42--568 J. L. Harper and Anna R. Harper Easement $350.00
- To Dated July 5, 1929
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�Q City of Ames, Iowa Filed September 27, 1929
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: = ''
That J. L. Harper and Anna R. Harper, of Story County, State
i of Iowa, in consideration of the`sum of Three hundred Fifty and 00/100
($350,00) Dollars, in hand paid by the City of Ames, Iowa, do hereby sell
and convey unto the said City of Ames, Iowa an easement in and across the
following described premises, situated in the County of Story, State of Iola,:
to-wit:
Through and across Lot two '(2) of the Northwest quarter (NA) he
Southeast quarter (SE4) of the Northwest quarter (NW4), the Northeast Quar er
(NE-) of the Southwest quarter (U-4), all in, Section Eleven (11 ), Township
EiGht-three (83) North, Range 24, from the South end of Kellogg Avenue in
Ames, Story County, Iowa, to Squaw Creek. with the right in said grantee o
construct, reconstruct, operate and maintain a storm sewer outlet,
And we hereby covenant with the said City of Ames, Iowa, tha w ,
are lawfully seized of said, premises; that they are free from encumbrantce and ;
that we have good and lawful authority to sell and convey the same, and we,
`l do hereby covenant to warrant and defend the said premises against the l _ ` ,
claims of all persons whomsoever.
And the said Anna. R. Harper hereby relinquishes her right of doer
in and to the premises above conveyed. -'
Dated this 5th day of July 1929,
} J. L. Harper
S: Anna R. Harper, Duly Acknowledged.
Attachment A
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5--42--571 J. L, 'Harper and Anna R. Harper, as;emen 678:00 i
—®, his wife
Dated Auous 26'; 1929
To Ack'.d tugus=t_ 26; 1 .2
j` Ff ed Se tember 27 1129
City of Ames
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
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That J. L. Harper and Anna R. Harper, his wi".to, of Story`.County t
and State of Iowa, in consideration of #iq ruin of.M,,x hundred Seventy-five
and 00/100($675.00) Dollars, in hand paid by .the City of Ames, Iowa. do
hereby Sel l 'and Convey unto the said City,, of 'Ames, an easetent a;�d "right t
empty storm;" sewer. outlet into "the old Sq"uaW Creek channel at. a point about" four
V Hundred (4�0) feet Hnrth of :Squaw Creek and to open and +forever maintain a
open ditch cram said o,ld channel to Squaw 'Creak, upon the following. descri'e.d
3 premi 'es, situated in the County of Story, State of form;, to-wit;
Lo°t. No (2) of the Northwes Quarter (i l; } the S&Aheast' Quarter
o (SE'% of iha Northwesw. Quarter the hlortheast: 0 4) or file Southt�est
w Quarter (Sart4}, ,aT1 in Sectson Eleven (1`l,}°, Tcs nshi: P;, .. hree {83} t;arth
z RangeTtverrty-four (24) from the S.tuth end of Ke11a: :g AVsrtue to Amen, "Story
o Cou,hty, Iowa,
with the right in said grantee to construc"o . re construct, operate, open a 'd
forever maintain an open ditch from said old creek- channel to Squaw Creek.
N And we hereby covenant with the said City of' Am , Iowa that vie
< are lawfully seized of said premises; that they are frgi+ frcm encumbrance
W and that we have good and lawful authority to sell and Canvey :the, s'arae,:,an
N we do heret7y covOanz to, warran•� and defend the said premises: a`ga.i-nst lie
lawful claims af' all person"s whomsoever.
Q And the said Anna R. Harper Weby rel1nou�"sties her right of d°oV,dr
a i0. and to the p:r_cmises above conveyed,
Gated this 26th day" cif Augutt 1"929..
J L..' Harper
Anna R. Harper, Duly Acknowledged.
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Combined roaate Docket 15., Page 1�" ," Estate 417121 and other
recur " and files iri tide afEice" of the C.1"er : ef t.h . District Court"of "S"tort':
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nua 2., 19.2 AFFIDAV OF DEAT'r � i led by Arthur° Sick, shows
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