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Authority to ratify easement for new Kroger access road; city and URA already signed off
Summary
Staff asked the Development Authority to ratify an easement deeded to the city to permit a new access road tied to the Kroger bond project; the city and the Urban Redevelopment Authority had already approved the road.
Authority staff presented a request to ratify an easement related to the Kroger bond development and a new access road.
A staff member said the authority currently holds title to the property while Kroger’s bond debt remains outstanding and that adjoining property is owned by the local Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). The city and URA have approved the access road and signed necessary documents, and staff said an easement was signed by "Billy" and the board’s ratification was requested so the right‑of‑way could be deeded to the city.
Staff emphasized the authority was not relinquishing ownership beyond the mechanics required to allow the city to construct the road and described the step as completing “proper hoops” before the city builds the road. The transcript records a voice vote request – "All in favor?" – but does not provide a roll call or tally in the public record.
No ordinance or change to title beyond the recorded easement signing is described in the transcript. The easement was presented as a routine step to allow the city to accept right‑of‑way for the new access road connected to the Kroger development.
