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EGty1� ,.,�� Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 10.2 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Work Session November 2, 2015 Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Lake Orono Right-of-Way Access Zack Carlton,Planning Manager <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Action Requested <br /> Review and discuss existing rights-of-way and city-owned property on Lake Orono and the Mississippi <br /> River to determine: <br /> ■ If standards for allowing specific types of uses for public access to the waterways should be <br /> implemented. <br /> ■ If any should be vacated. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> At the October 19, 2015, City Council meeting,Kathleen Heaney spoke during Open Forum regarding <br /> city right-of-way between parcels 75-413-0240 and 75-413-0310 (Property). She, on behalf of herself,her <br /> husband, and Myra Werner,requested the city: <br /> 1. Identify the Property as public land; <br /> 2. Consider the Property as access to the lake and installation of a dock; or, <br /> 3. If not interested in options one or two, access to the property be foreclosed across the board. <br /> She further stated,if the city is not interested in retaining the property, there are a number of residents <br /> interested in purchasing it. The Council referred the item to staff to gather information and bring it back <br /> to a future work session. <br /> The Property <br /> The property includes a driveway and serves as ingress/egress for the house at 1946 Main Street. It is an <br /> approximately 66-foot wide street right-of-way running from Main Street to Lake Orono. The owners of <br /> 1946 Main Street have utilized the property for numerous years to access their property. <br /> St+visited on October 26, 20153 and found a fire pit, dock, and driveway on the property. It was also <br /> noted that there is an old concrete boat landing into the lake. Staff has contacted the DNR to see if they <br /> know when the landing was installed. <br /> Previous Right-of-Way Vacation Requests <br /> On September 16, 2013, the City Council denied a request by Robert and June Schwappach to vacate <br /> Western Avenue and Park Lane right-of-way in the Westwood Subdivision which terminate at the lake. <br /> POWERED 6T <br /> Template Updoted 4/14 INAMIRE1 <br />