HomeMy WebLinkAboutA007 - Council Action Form dated January 27, 2015 - OLD CAF OLD CAF
Item No. 28
ITE 11
DATE: 0 7-15
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 5t" 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 5t" 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 5t" Street (Lots 2 and 3 of
Lindholm's Subdivision).
i
l
{
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.
2
f
Attachrrtent
48
That this Court has full ai;d arnpl.ete Jurlsdi,ctior, Of the .su�JaCt
;onf'd.
matter of this actian anti e�ic�t anc}'aI of the parties thereto;
T}sat, each and".all of th ,a,.iiegation off' plaintiff's KtitIOn ar
true' and; he is Mtl'ed 0 ali .o the `relief ask for in sa,:d petition.
t } the. plaln•tiff is the abs ute ^4nd ufipal J vied owner in fee simple
Of t}tnperty her:einarter escrbecf, That the plaint 'r"T and the parties
`rots whoa derived }:itl 'hawe bden inopen,
contiiruec end ndtorious
' possessidn" a e 1 p5tate ,;or a period or more than t�renty years last
past, That plainti ti11e and' estate should be`,quieted in him against
I of th def:en,d s and all-., -sons claiming by t.roug}1, or under them;
end should be fo rver barred are 'upped from mak`ii�g any claim in and to.
the real estater hereinafter descr be , to any pert Or, pay. theredr
is thet^erore Orderc3, judo ",tid Decreed that the plaintifr'
Was. at t}i 11t4 of the c4ntencesrerlt of this acti rid is r+o,: t},e owner in
fie Yer.
� '—d the 'follo.wi'ng described real estate; Loy One, {1}, anc? Two I
s 2' the Quarer; :atlu the Southeast Qtiarten `o th~ Norh�ret
].:
o Qu.a � (except "Out-Lot 'A' and Sufinyside Addition); and the :No asp
p ter of the So Quarter, (:except 8, acres in the Soutteast cur t
d Lot l and -the East Acres of Lot Seven, {7}., 1n the West half of ttie �
" Northwest Quarter; all of said property is `A Section Elemen, (11), and
o Township 83 North and Range 24' West of the 5th P'.�i. Iowa" and his, right '
and interest in said premfses as such owner in fee. s�r,ple is hereby
`x declared, fixed and established. x
s 0. J. Henderson
Judge of the District Court of Iowa. t:
N 1
Case Closed Costs Paid, In Full .
jF -- - - _-_ ----- ---------- ----_ _ ----*
4- 42--568 J. L. Harper and Anna R. Harper Easement $350.00
To Dated July 5, 1929
Ack'd July 5, 1929
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 ,
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 IoY}a.,.
to-wit:
Through and across Lot two '(2) of the Northwest quarter (MO, 4 e ;
lI Southeast quarter (SE4) of the Northwest quarter (M4), the Northeast Quar er
(NE4.) of the Southwest quarter (SW,), all in; Section Eleven (11 ), Township
1' 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 to
construct, reconstruct, operate and maintain a storm sewer outlet,
And we hereby covenant with the said City of Ames, Iowa, that w
are lawfully seized of said premises; that they are free from encumbrance and
that we have good and lawful authority to sell and convey the same, and we
do hereby covenant to warrant and defend the said premises against the la WT�
claims of all persons whomsoever.
And the said Anna R. Harper hereby relinquishes her right of .du�°,er.
I in and to the premises above conveyed. _
1 Dated this 5th day of July 1929, ,
J. L. Harper
a; Anna R. Harper, Duly AcknowlQdgQd.
3r:---- ------------------- ----------------
"
i
Attachment A
rA.ei?M. ,----a.,-,...:+.� .1... .:...;.d.r.......kfR., ,..�.5.,i..:s.v....,, -"2 u..e.aia::...:ir. .�aArxx. s,y r.,.A-. ,»�,. n.z..a.a...v;,..�._ w'iF;r,•, - x r. �r
Yq, COOK
5--4'2- 571 J. L, 'Harper and Anna R. Harper, Easement 675.00
his wife
Dated August 26, 1929
To Ack'd August 26, 192-9
Filed "Septggber .27, 192
City of Ames
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That J. L. Harper and Anna R. Harper, his wife,. �af Story County,
and State of Iowa, in consideration of the su.T1 of Six, Hundred Seventy-five.
and 00/100($675,00) Dollars, in hand paid by the City of tames, Iowa, "'do
' hereby Sell "and Convey unto the said City of Ares, ar; easement and rfght� t
empty storm se4ver outlet the old Squaw Creek shad dl at a paint about 'four
hundred (4(l0} feet 1tor.th of Squa.W Creek and to Open and "forever maintain a
oven. ditto:, from said old channel to SgWaw, Creek, raper, the: following d,escri ed:
3 premises; situated in the County of story, Mate of ;Iowa, to-Wt;;=
Lot (2 of the "1iorLh€est Quartd she Southeast. Quarter
(S� ") of e Ndrthwes4 0uarte� "{ �tl;) the northeast ( ;Ea) 6' the Southwest
W
Quarter {"S to}, all in Section Eleven (Tl}, "Town1shi"p ;E Rg three (83.} Nor'th '
z Range Twenty-four (24), from the South enu o-f KellogcJ`Avenuo to H,mes-, Story
o Co
u ity,. Sb+tt '
with the right in said"grantee to construct, operate* open a d
forever maintain an open ditch from said old creek channel: to Squaa,Creek.
And we hereby covenant with the said City of Ares, Iovz that We }
d are lawfully seized of said premises; that they are 'free f'rc;tz encumbrance
W and that we have good and lawful authority 1,'o s,e .1 and convey th:e salae, an
we do hereby covenant, to warrant and. .defend th,e said pt e,ni ses against t4
z Tawf4l claims of all persons whomsoever.
a rind the said Anna R. Harper hereby relinquishes her right" of dav,4er
a in and to:, tree premises above conveyed.
Dated this 26th day of August 1929
J. L lia rpe r
Anna 1'. Harper, Duly Acrn4wledged.
-----------------------------------------------------
ESTATE OF JAMES L. HARPER:,; DECE -
Ccmbihed Fr"obate Docket 15, Fag"e 1,9 , Estate r 7121 ai;ci otnp,r
recor and files iri the off i.ce .qf the Cler of the, Utstrict Cor m of :Star7;
r j
Janr a 22, 1942 AFFIDA4! OF DO,TF6',ii�ed by ArVhur Ruck, s MIS i
I James- L. Harper die n January 1. 1942 a res dent of Amiss, lo.[a and he
Was not related '4o Tme.
January 22, 19a c" +sfollows:.
ry k T WILL AND TE5 rANtizNT fj l ec; as.
i
y
' A EA
SO„
LOT
` 'ae
i
i'
' Attachment A
a
5'10-4 NW'/4
i
THROUGH AND ACROS'S LOT I OF NW,V4, ANUSE 4 W04
F ROM THE SOUTH END K CLWGG AYEaTQ SQUAW CREEK.
FROM* I.L..6 A.R.NARP'ER JULY 5.1923 *,,SW'-
RECORDED IN, BOOK 41 PA$E SG 8 OF M I-Sty. StPT.97,192*
ECORt3Et 1 OOOK 42, PAGE 571 ; F MISC. SEPT.27,1929,, 4 675 00
i
3
3
j3
Z ,'-a (n�i+• C I s ,ie e
dS r s I I -; > a
'}. RIST € �� ,.: Q w w 2ND 4 '
Q, GILCN �c C7 W I > + Q L d r W
rOtAllOt°�`fn RE,-,
gj
J
I r
ac "'gxi g aINCO LTN�[WA. ��
r 1h er 'ti. 4 EI e4 L� aTti Vi :� rl'4 I°,
�a 'tee s
.� ,.... (^° a
� u I 1p ' js x �Zaft
&.��i
PINW ..,,&,
ar j S�2NDlSTR -.� SEa2NDsS 2 �z
tf
�. > � el W i'1
O�` � �.rr`� �' �. ° `� ;Z �. as
�k �€'� 8 1t"'r'gy�q 9�+" Ix •wp 'f U �^ Y I }rn��� �� _� � � ' '�--4�Y��� $f �se,� e.. �J� a��
° l �Q( Y" ,.'=+r7a +' �'v""A 4-1W _ s
d m a
'�NFFWWWW e SSS'€� s` _ ;SE43RDS_T�
Q
9 RR , 192 Easement Area
p
5 ! Ie �
g
y �R�� y� F a x� �� �f� sc � �'" "�• 'yn r
�' � �'y. >� t__ F• r� ^r k "t � � � �i Bch��� `'�"
e SSTjFiS.ij "� SE 5TH S
"S
9t
W�
i<
r �
4
i
u ''G f o-� . 1 ����� • �T"y�,' c. ITz R _��..
•�, � IIII� III I
ram•:� � 1,t��M ire I���: �JJI�I � � ��- � e�; � � ��� �
I
t
II V
,
LLI
111 j �y, tzt
€ Tar * _ .�
nmw n.no.po-r.d.in al veoeunoi.eoimer:murAm.ao�s m+vaaterya�emn�s�mmnolecc.nmwry.'rcem,ebrarmo-rn�Inmum..n mmnedna w.n.r.rvvadp e�aa ieunwidw.n+Pm.reremaelnYeo-lem.iw oPln.vwaw�nndl.mrmua r.+evt• m�ae n
lrva vr.e�nv roan.amn...r n m.....or comvn n.=v rewm.nloren.rmny v.cv mm meM o`n
1929 Easement for
r_. South Meadow 1929 ® scale: 1 In = 500 ft
Attachment B Date:1/2 012 0 1 5
rf"2i LU,
i Q .G LCHR Pi
5 �� c9 H Qa" a:QY. � «;r €S ♦z , a F •o�, ftl ^r <Q�'''s�WO l>W
a`W" Q
�.
s� y ,► W ¢
>w`.e •§ �.- '- V> � § id. >;� !i". .sR... Y _s� Na `x'�§k U "x^�.. 6; W��'+ CU Q s
LU
3 �r-s.E�, 4r,._�- .,�§ E ".+e y- ta rs`' "� v eF.._T_.;+ !',� #s�% 1'��@�`"p;# r ��,7x"-+`sw►,. '°aA-S° .a�^�v'I �'a�r� r+aKkp"'r"?.�§+c'§`ydI e`>us#va� ,vbrS.v.
�ELI€NI COLN' i i
:Q)'i y!e nxa!y `
�4
n s '
yv 962NDIST SE 2NDkS _ ,�
00,
WAR
,2 'f a �* .�? '��y-,r.,cs�',d ;
1.
a k +kOJ 3 ;gip 57Q'i�i "��� 'S 'a~•f`s "r ,� E ..�''�' �w
4'� "'•. a',•" ,4r'ri ..w, �"r"' �' �Pu .". - "ww""fn SAM
1929 Easement Area
�il
�y
LIZ
3
T�.��(lC� �' � i�. re� ;.. 9� 3f £ a�'aaaaf i' 5�'`•u �F �` w,�� 4 fix" Ft h �„ ' �t�q.,. a � `.
y .�� 3.,_s T, t�
,r f is � .7w�vn8 3�rs'7r
IN 4' r `� !, p!#, .. r �� � 9,
WE, 'r,%' ,..� 3 a'' ,r-sr w�. k .y�mrs �3r.%..-mrae,
' al
RF15THtS '
ONE
sy, �.JJ[+ "�"� �a� 4p `z'��3 �"+�4'l.T� 'V .i N•
a
F1
A
,X W
e 4 y'
w § ,
r
mnt}emm§p6§Preava Dbehim.r:erye.unwp6 mepaae Ceee notrepmee er meaty mn mrmgelb renmpn ampere rbtl suwP of umnn or om.r M1emne eenm�nl Nu.oalt Al
b P ewutlwmtl..mea mb noou,bpmmaM1r b'wmununmy ei em uPnvmmnelettwer�wu�nwemmmmpWnwaTre mnm loram�nh�q vuvY.mmpemreee,ienewv,memmpmuN em iereea for or me epvpPmbnvr m�un�eeb mbh.nm.par
1929 Easement for
South Meadow 2013 scale: 1 IA&
ll = 500 ft
Attachment C Date:1/20/2015
v
e �
A
Q V 7 £e f
� -W as �` Y• f LL 3 m
I .a Pare r., 2 3 • V 1L O
Y
t W a N� fA C x
Unk��`�•.� �
3n0Wf��
S3R as a
q ON
s*Er3RDs r
.'q ,zfI�. 9 ,
> � 4AZ ,� ti � � z 1929 Easement Area ,r "�
sr i ac a O ams
«x s C ".
', �,_..�,... ...��;
Z xi ,,�, a •. r 's � r Ca.
4
`��,
r d p a usn 'a'4
�u
air
1
�{+
h R a v ! I r+ s iv 1 S 3J s t s F
;'
I � t
Existing Storm Sewer _
fare f R �i In Easement #
m
RM
t y
+i Easement Vacation Area t
Lots 2& 3 Linholm s Subdivision
303, 305 321 S. 5th St. ��
i 9x 9r��F
[ g o
Wo
y.
x
•� �f ti i dd f; £ ,,,.sue lq
f
papn�e Fnwm.mns.nmt�a)pi :c ee..unn ots map aau me.notiap�xe o�mcagian ma egaimnum.ne amnp nna cwm„�upapm ua nor pan.nWmmp�.uv.voeuinvn aaamaa ra.wn.cvmeinae mu.pem np rc�u,«
n mep a.naaeut ro iw nm p �.ab wnm�wa�remy of am p mmn « q, maenaaa yr p n.. mwmannianaimnua a«u..mmpau.a.,imaeiuv,mm.m vary ab ie�.aa.0 aa.m pp.pubn«a n�ua.�.ae®�ry.n
1929 Easement for
South Meadow 1929 Scale: 1 In = 233 ft
Attachment B Date:1/23/2015