Agenda Item:
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Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Village Manager to Execute an Easement Relocation Agreement with the Contract Purchaser of 1094 Oak Ridge Drive
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Staff Contact: James Tigue, Village Engineer
Purpose and Actions Requested: Staff requests Village Board consideration of a Resolution authorizing the Village Manager to execute an Easement Relocation Agreement with the property owners of 1094 Oak Ridge Drive.
Budget Impact: Not Applicable
Budget Fund: N/A
Strategic Priority Addressed: Reliable Infrastructure
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The property of 1094 Oak Ridge Drive is currently under contract for purchase with intentions for redevelopment of the site including demolition of the existing single-family residence and construction of a new single-family residence. The property is currently comprised of two parcels, Lot 112 in Baird and Warner’s Skokie Ridge Subdivision and the easterly 40 feet of Lot 3 in Raemer’s Subdivision. Within a portion of Lot 3, there currently exists a 10-foot-wide public utility easement running north-south through the property, encroaching into the buildable area of the lot. The public utility easement was granted as part of the Raemer’s Subdivision approval process in 1962. The Village has no utilities within the public utility easement area and, currently, has no plans for future utility installations within the easement area.
The contract purchaser of 1094 Oak Ridge Drive contacted the Village to request abrogation of the easement area. Although there are no Village-owned utilities within the property, staff requested a public utility easement be granted along the westerly 10 feet of the Lot 3 parcel to preserve a 10-foot-wide easement area within the property. The newly granted public utility easement would connect to an adjacent, existing public utility easement along the north property line.
The contract purchaser is responsible for coordinating the easement relocation approval with the other public utility companies with rights to the easement area. The buyer has provided Village staff with signatures from the other public utility companies agreeing to relocation of the easement.
The proposed Easement Relocation Agreement, prepared by the Village Attorney, memorializes the abrogation of the existing easement area and the granting of the new easement area.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Village Board authorize the Village Manager to execute an Easement Relocation Agreement with the contract purchaser of 1094 Oak Ridge Drive.
MOTION
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing the Village Manager to execute an Easement Relocation Agreement with the contract purchaser of 1094 Oak Ridge Drive.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
2. Easement Relocation Agreement
3. Exhibit B - Plat of Easement Vacation
4. Exhibit C - Plat of Easement
5. 1094 Oak Ridge Drive Property Location Map