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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 4.10 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />ConsentNovember 21, 2016Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br /> <br />Establish a Trail Easement on Lot 1, Block 7, Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />Lafayette Woods <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Approve, by motion, a trail easement in favor of the City of Elk River on Lot 1, Block 7, Lafayette <br />Woods (19496 Vernon Street NW). <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The city was contacted by the property owners at 19496 Vernon Street NW regarding an existing city trail <br />that was constructed on their property. The title company, working with the property owner on <br />refinancing, noted that the existing trail was not covered by an easement and was not able to move <br />forward with the title work until the trail had been removed or an easement established. The city owns a <br />narrow parcel of land directly north of the subject property, which was the intended location for the trail. <br />Unfortunately the trail was not constructed on the correct alignment, creating the current situation. <br /> <br />The property owner has no concern with the trail’s location as they purchased their home knowing the <br />trail was in place. They agreed to provide an easement in favor of the city for the trail. <br /> <br />Due to a strict timeline for the property owners and their refinancing, staff moved forward with hiring a <br />local surveyor to prepare the legal descriptions necessary for the easement. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />Surveying costs related to the preparation of the easement description. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Location Map <br /> <br /> <br />Aerial <br /> <br /> <br />Easement Document <br /> <br /> <br />