1979/06/27 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• 277 June 27,1979 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE C/TY OF EVERETT THAT: Calif=1:ffthre'F'31t1!-IxTfelgr':,:rg=171neer"h" andRoll was called,who voted no.with all Councilmen voting yes,except Councilmen Baker Gipson Motion Carried • Councilman Gipson asked to be excused at this time. COUNCIL BILL 796-270 FINAL READING: and 1Nh'AT:='WeTtVoTS:Mt=trtints=:In:a'!. Dick Thompson said on August 9th the City Council held a public hearing • on the proposed vacation of the Westerly 870 feet more-or-less of 80-th • Street S.W.and 18th Avenue West from SR 526 North to its terminus. He •• said as stated at the public hearing and as mutually agreed upon,the • petitioner,Snohomrsh County P.U.D.,would deed to the City in exchange • for the proposed vacatdd streets,rights-of-way equal to or greater in are&than the proposed vacations. He said they have had several meetings •. with the P.u.D.regarding the exchange of properties and the City is • - asking for a 100 foot right-of-way on proposed 16th Avenue West in changeex- hnfor the vacated property. The P.U.D.has also agreed they will e 5 Years the PrOPerty at the north end of their imploveMenb, wich ih the westerly extension of 75th-Street and if it were improVed , by L.I.D.,the L.I.D.would compensate the P.U.D.for that property at • a fair value price. • Councilman Overstreet asked if the 100 foot right-of-way was actually needed the whole length of 16th Avenue West and Hugh Warren replied in many areas along this proposed street there were gullies and slopes and nlore than a 60 foot right-of-way would be needed. Mr.ThomPsec then said the City felt it was better to take a straight 100 foot right- • .1 of-way the whole length of the street so that the City would have full • ownership. Councilman Overstreet asked Mr.Hansen of the P.U.D.if the street im- • provements on the west end of 80th S.W.were not of considerable value to the P.C.,.and Nah HanSen rsPlied they were of no value at all,in fact the easterlyjlalf of that 80th Street S.W.between 18th Avenue and • 16th Avenue need not be vacated as far as the P.U.D.were concerned. • Mr.Hansen also noted that the District is willing to participate in an • • L.I.D.for improvements in this area and that they are also willing to make available the property south of 75th Street extension to the City for first refusal to purchase. • President Aldcroft asked if the P.U.D.would be willing to an equal ex- • change of ProPerty,and b..Hansen replied yes,except for the 75th Street • extension,which they expected to receive credit on the L.I.D.or to be Paid fair value price. President Aldcroft recommended that Section 3 of the Ordinance be changed to read, "That this ordinance shall not become effective until • the petitioner,Snohomish County P.U.D.No.1,shall deed to the City of Everett a right-of-way for street and utility purposes to be known as 16th Avenue West of a width of 100 feet determined by the City of Everett.9: deleting the balance of that paragraph. •