2024-103 Ordinance Vacating Public Right-of-Way - 600 and 700 Blocks of East Sangamon Street and a Portion of the 700 and 800 Blocks of North Morgan Street

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WHEREAS, said right-of-way is no longer useful to the public or to the City; and, WHEREAS, the public interest will be subserved by vacating said right-of-way and the public will be relieved from the further burden and responsibility of maintaining the same; and WHEREAS, no compensation shall be required as the proposed public right-of-way vacations are considered with the redevelopment of the former Prairie Farms property by TCCA- Tillamook that the City is a redevelopment partner of, and, WHEREAS, all appropriate utility companies were contacted and expressed no objections to the proposed vacations. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That upon the condition set forth below, the above described right-of-way 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 vacation, said right-of-way being shown on the plat thereof hereto attached and hereby made a part hereof. A. A blanket easement for the vacated East Sangamon Street and a portion of North Morgan Street right-of-way shall be maintained for all public utilities located within the right-of-way, including but not limited to the City's utilities. Section 2. That no right-of-way vacation valuation and compensation rules or regulations of the City, including those set forth in City Council Policy Section D.3.a and City Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual Section 2.2.3 shall be a requirement of this Ordinance and are hereby specifically waived for purposes of this Ordinance Section 3. The permanent index number of the properties acquiring title to the property vacated hereby is 04-12-11-377-005,04-12-11-378-003,04-12-11-378-00,04-12-11-378-005,04- 12-11-378-018 and 04-12-11-379-009. Section 4. That there is hereby reserved in, over, along and under the above-described streets and alleyways 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 electric, City street lights, circuitry and conduit or other public utilities, such property, rights of way and easements as are or may be necessary or desirable for continuing public service by means of such facilities and for the maintenance, renewal and reconstruction thereof with the right of ingress and egress for such purposes.