RES 2021-19 Approving VAC of easment and utilityCITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO: 2021-19
APPROVING VACATION OF EXISTING DRAINAGE AND
UTILITY EASEMENTS WITHIN PID 118-802-022105
WHEREAS, the property owner has initiated vacation of existing drainage and utility easements
described by Exhibit A within PID 118-802-022105 located at 5861 Queens Avenue NE; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has reviewed the request and determined that the existing drainage and
utility easements described by Exhibit A are unnecessary for public purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing at their regular meeting on 8 March 2021 to consider
the vacation, preceded by required published and mailed legal notice; and
WHEREAS, the City Council heard all parties interested therein and closed the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the existing drainage and utility easements described by Exhibit A serves no useful public
purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City Council having considered all information received related to the proposed vacation
finds that vacating the existing drainage and utility easements described by Exhibit A would be in the
public interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO, MINNESOTA:
1. That the existing drainage and utility easements located in the City of Otsego, Wright County,
State of Minnesota described by Exhibit A is hereby vacated.
The City Council hereby determines that the vacation of said existing right-of-way and drainage
and utility easements shall cause no damage to any abutting or nearby property owners and
therefore no damages are awarded to any such property owners.
ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 8th day of March, 2021.
MOTION BY: Moores
SECONDED BY: Dahl
IN FAVOR: Stockamp, Dahl, Darkenwald, Goede and Moores
OPPOSED: none
CITY OF OTSEGO
Jessica L. Stockamp, Mayor
ATTEST:
Audra Etzel, bty Clerk
EXHIBIT A
EASEMENT VACATION DESCRIPTION
To vacate the drainage easement as recorded in Document Number 430657, except the South
20 feet thereof measured at right angles to the South line of the North 874 feet of the East Half
of the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 120, Range 23, Wright County, Minnesota.
Said easement being described as follows:
An easement for drainage purposes across that part of the South 317.00 feet of the North
874.00 feet, of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter, Section 2, Township 120, Range 23,
Wright County, Minnesota which lies East of the Easterly right-of-way line of Trunk Highway No.
101.
Said easement is a strip of land 40.00 feet in width, the Easterly line of which is described as
follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said East Half; thence on an assumed bearing
of South 0009'12" East, along the East line of said East Half, a distance of 342.46 feet to the
point of beginning of the line to be described; thence South 2240'50" West, a distance of
191.33 feet; thence South 2941'39" West a distance of 102.83 feet; thence South 2315'30"
West a distance of 94.07 feet; thence South 544'33" West a distance of 41.48 feet; thence
South 17°35'16" West a distance of 150.55 feet; thence South 2750'42" West a distance of
97.19 feet; thence South 1414'06" West a distance of 121.87 feet: thence South 658'22" West
a distance of 30.00 feet more or less to Easterly right of way of Trunk Highway No. 101 and
there terminating. Said strip of land is to extend by its full width from the North line of said
South 317.00 feet of the North 874.00 feet to the South line of said North 874.00 feet.
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