2019-47 Ordinance Vacating Public Rights-of-Way in the 230 - 399 Blocks of East Marietta Street and to Vacate the Alley Right-of-Way Between the 1000 Blocks of North Warren Street and North Water Street

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e�: �ssi �: i� Beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 1 in Block 6 of said Higgins Addition; thence South to the Northeast corner of Lot 30 in Block 6 of said Higgins Addition thence West to the Northwest corner of Lot 29 in Block 6 of said Higgins Addition; thence North to the Southwest corner of Lot 2 in Block 6 of said Higgins Addition; thence East to the point of beginning. WHEREAS, said public right-of-way and alleyway are no longer useful to the public or to the City or to the owners of the properties abutting thereon as public right-of-way and alleyway; and, WHEREAS, no compensation shall be required as the proposed public right-of-way and alleyway vacations are considered with sale of other City-owned parcels for the proposed expansion of Community Care Campus that the City is a redevelopment partner of; and, WHEREAS, all appropriate utility companies were contacted and expressed no objections to the proposed vacations; and, WHEREAS,the public interest will be subserved by vacating said public right-of-way and alleyway and the public will be relieved from the further burden and responsibility of maintaining the same. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That upon the conditions set forth herein, the herein described public right-of- way and alleyway be, and the same is hereby, vacated inasmuch as the same is no longer required for public use and the public interest will be subserved by such vacations,said public right-of-way and alleyway being shown on the plats thereaf hereto attached and hereby made a part hereof: A. A blanket easement for the vacated alleyway between East Condit Street and East Orchard Street, west of North Warren Street, shall be maintained for utilities as long as the City's sanitary sewer is there. B. A blanket easement for East Marietta Street, east of North Water Street and west of North Warren Street, shall be maintained for utilities as long as the City's utilities are there. C. The future property owners shall be responsible for maintaining all utility easements within or relocating all utilities from vacated public rights-of-way per the associated sales agreement between the City and Crossing Healthcare. Section 2. The permanent index numbers of the properties acquiring title to the properties vacated hereby are as follows; street right-of-way vacation: Parcel 1: 04-12-11-351- 015; alleyway vacation: Parcel 1: 04-12-11-303-016. Section 3. That there is hereby reserved in, over, along and under the above-described street and alleyway to the City of Decatur, Illinois, and to the public and to those utilities and companies as the case may be owning public service facilities, mains, sewers, telephone and