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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />4.3 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />June 16, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Jennifer Green, Senior Administrative Assistant <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Resolution 25-27: Authorizing Execution of Quit <br />Claim Deed to Clear Title for Irene D. Ohland <br />Reviewed by <br />Zack Carlton <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Adopt, by motion, Resolution 25-27 Authorizing Execution of Quit Claim Deed to Convey Fee Title from the <br />City of Elk River to Irene D. Ohland <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />In 1977, Wallace E. Ohland and Irene D. Ohland granted a quit claim deed in favor of the Town of Elk River <br />on their property located on Ogden Avenue, as described in Document No. 140760. The Town of Elk River <br />was later consolidated into the City of Elk River, and the city assumed jurisdiction over the land. In 1983, the <br />City Council adopted Resolution No. 83-4, vacating a public utility and roadway easement over a portion of <br />the larger property. The Council also adopted Resolution No. 83-3, authorizing the conveyance of the <br />underlying fee title of the vacated easement area to Wallace E. Ohland and Irene D. Ohland. <br /> <br />As part of the 1983 vacation proceedings, the city recognized that the intent of the original 1977 quit claim <br />deed (Document No. 140760) was to convey an easement interest, not the fee title, to the Town (now City). <br />However, the city also retained an easement over a portion of the larger property for public roadway and <br />utility purposes. <br />Recently, city staff were contacted by a title company on behalf of Irene D. Ohland, requesting the city to <br />convey the underlying fee title for the subject parcels located on Ogden Avenue to Ms. Ohland. This request <br />is intended to resolve a title issue regarding the nature of the interest conveyed by Document No. 140760. In <br />order to clarify the chain of title and resolve the issue. The city attorney has drafted the attached documents, <br />and staff recommend that the City Council authorize the conveyance of the underlying fee title of the subject <br />parcel to Irene D. Ohland. The documents reserve an easement for public roadway and utility purposes over, <br />under, across, and through the entirety of the subject parcels. <br /> <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />Attorney fees for document review and preparation. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Work with citizens to achieve goals. <br />Page 50 of 637