Item Description:
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Vacation of excess right of way adjacent to CSAH 40 (Glenwood Avenue) in Golden Valley
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that approximately 49,568 square feet of highway easement, contained in three areas located adjacent to County State Aid Highway 40 (Glenwood Avenue) in Golden Valley, be declared excess right of way and vacated; and that said excess right of way is legally described as:
Area #1:
Legal description of the vacation of a portion of the highway easement Parcel 5 created in Doc. No. 1687581
Parcel 5:
That part of the following described tract:
That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 29, Range 24, Hennepin County, Minnesota; which lies easterly and northeasterly of the northeasterly boundary of the plat Meadowbrook School 3rd Addition P.U.D. No. 90, and southerly and southwesterly of Line 1 described below:
Line 1. Commencing at Right of Way Boundary Corner B4 as shown on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Plat No. 27-103 as the same is on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for said County as Document No. A7248220; thence on an azimuth of 00 degrees 04 minutes 23 seconds along the boundary of said plat for 66.90 feet to Right of Way Boundary Corner B5 and the point of beginning of Line 1 to be described; thence on an azimuth of 90 degrees 00 minutes 09 seconds for 76.18 feet; thence southeasterly for 295.99 feet on a non-tangential curve, concave to the northeast, having a radius of 2654.06 feet, a delta angle of 06 degrees 23 minutes 23 seconds and a chord azimuth of 147 degrees 47 minutes 31 seconds; thence on an azimuth of 142 degrees 26 minutes 58 seconds for 276.95 feet to Right of Way Boundary Corner B2 and the northeasterly boundary of said plat Meadowbrook School 3rd Addition P.U.D. No. 90 and there terminating.
Containing approximately 31,707 square feet.
Area #2:
Legal description of the vacation of a portion of the highway easement, as shown on the Final Certificate Doc. No. 3559378 and partially assigned to Hennepin County per Doc. Nos. A10148040 and T05223118
A vacation of a portion of a highway easement over, under and across the following described parcels:
Parcel 1:
That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 19, Township 29, Range 24 described as beginning at the intersection of the center line of County Road No. 40 with a line drawn parallel to and 647.84 feet East measured at right angles from the East line of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 118, Range 21; thence North along said parallel line to a point 252.96 feet North of the South line of said Section 19; thence deflecting to the right 100 degrees 27 minutes, a distance of 102.5 feet along a line hereafter referred to as Line "A"; thence deflecting to the left 57 degrees 55 minutes, a distance of 162.2 feet to the Southwesterly line of State Trunk Highway No. 100; thence Southeasterly along said Southwesterly line to its intersection with line "A"; thence Westerly along Line "A" to a point thereon 302.5 feet, measured along line "A"; Easterly from the aforedescribed parallel line; thence deflecting to the left 99 degrees 37 minutes to the center line of said County Road No. 40; thence Westerly along said center line to the point of beginning, according to the Government Survey thereof.
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Parcel 2:
That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 19, Township 29, Range 24, Hennepin County, Minnesota, described as commencing at the intersection of the South line of said Section 19 with a line drawn parallel to and 647.84 feet East, measured at right angles, from the East line of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 118, Range 21, Hennepin County, Minnesota; thence North along said parallel line 252.96 feet; thence deflecting to the right 100 degrees 27 minutes, along a line hereafter referred to as line "A" to a point on the Southwesterly line of State Trunk Highway No. 100, which point is the point of beginning; thence Westerly along line "A" to a point thereon 302.5 feet, measured along line "A", Easterly from the afore described parallel line; then deflecting to the left 99 degrees 37 minutes to the center line of County Road No. 40; thence Easterly along said center line to its intersection with the extension of a line drawn from a point on the Southwesterly line of State Trunk Highway No. 100 distant 175 Northwesterly along said Southwesterly line from its intersection with the Northerly line of County Road No. 40 to a point on the Northerly line of County Road No. 40 distant 175 feet Westerly along the Northerly line of County Road No. 40 from its intersection with the Southwesterly line of State Trunk Highway No. 100; thence Northeasterly to a point on the Southwesterly line of State Trunk Highway No. 100 distant 175 feet Northwesterly along said Southwesterly line from its intersection with the Northerly line of County Road No. 40; thence Northwesterly along the Southwesterly line of State Trunk Highway No. 100 to the point of beginning.
Highway easement area to be vacated described as follows:
From a point on the south line of said Section 19, distant 1399.8 feet east of the southwest corner thereof, run northwesterly at an angle of 41 degrees 44 minutes from said south section line (measured from west to north) for 471.6 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes for 235 feet to the point of beginning of Line 1 to be described and also being the POINT OF BEGINNING of Highway Easement to be vacated; thence westerly along a line that terminates at the point of intersection of the northeasterly right of way line of said County Road 40 (also known as Glenwood Avenue) with a line run parallel with and distant 370 feet east of the west line of said Section 19, on an assumed bearing of North 85 degrees 13 minutes 01 seconds West, a distance of 251.25 feet to the to the west line of the hereinbefore described Parcel 1 and being a line parallel with and 647.84 feet east of the east line of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 118, Range 21; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 51 seconds West along said east line of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33 a distance of 28.52 feet; thence South 79 degrees 31 minutes 41 seconds East a distance of 300.66 feet to and east line of said Parcel 1; thence North 89 degrees 10 minutes 33 seconds East a distance of 35.69 feet; thence North 16 degrees 16 minutes 35 seconds West a distance of 58.66 feet to the easterly extension of said Line 1; thence North 85 degrees 13 minutes 01 seconds West along said easterly extension a distance of 64.75 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 14,425 sq.ft., being 0.33 acres, more or less.
Area #3:
Legal description of the vacation of a portion of the highway easement, as shown on the Plat of Meadowbrook School P.U.D. 90, Doc. Nos. A7462689 and T3380927
A portion of County Road 40 as dedicated on the plat of MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL ADDITION lying northeasterly of a line described as follows:
COMMENCING at the southeast corner of Lot 1, Block 1, MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL ADDITION; thence northwesterly along a southerly line of said Lot 1 to an angle point in the southerly line of said Lot 1 and said angle point being the POINT OF BEGINNING of line to be described; thence southeasterly to a point 28.52 feet southerly of said southeast corner of Lot 1 as measured along the southerly extension of the east line of said Lot 1 and said line there terminating.
Containing 3,436 square feet being 0.08 acres, more or less.
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Background:
Independent School District No. 270 is requesting the right of way vacation of 49,568 square feet of highway easement adjacent to Glenwood Avenue to improve pedestrian safety and traffic flow for Meadowbrook Elementary School. The project will redesign and construct the parking lot, traffic areas, driveway and sidewalks and provide landscaping and recreational improvements north of the school.
Based on county staff review, this right of way is no longer needed for county highway purposes.
Current Request: This request is for authorization to declare excess right of way and vacate approximately 49,568 square feet of highway easement located adjacent to Glenwood Avenue as legally described above for improvements at Meadowbrook Elementary School.
Impacts/Outcomes: Approval of this request will allow for school safety improvements and will release interests no longer needed by the county. This action supports the county’s Mobility 2040 goals, safety, climate action and disparity reduction efforts by improving accessibility, mobility, and safety for multimodal transportation.
recommendation
Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval