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Council approves quitclaim deed to complete 1998 vacation of portion of Dawson Avenue north of Hemlock Street
Summary
City staff and the surveyor identified an incomplete transfer dating to a 1998 vacation decision. Council approved a quitclaim deed, subject to a corrected exhibit showing the full 20‑foot vacated area and a 10‑foot snow storage easement, and authorized the mayor to sign.
The council approved a quitclaim deed to complete the long‑outstanding vacation of a 20‑foot section of Dawson Avenue north of Hemlock Street, a transaction the minutes show was approved by the council in 1998 but was not fully recorded.
Meredith Todd, city planner and sustainability planner, outlined the history: Planning and Zoning recommended the vacation in 1997 and the council voted to approve it in January 1998, but a legal exhibit and quitclaim deed were not finalized. Recent title work by the county assessor and city staff identified the missing deed, and the city’s surveyor produced new exhibits.
Nut graf: To resolve a title cloud created by an incomplete 1998 vacation, the council approved a quitclaim deed subject to a revision to Exhibit B so that the map correctly reflects the full 20‑foot vacated area and a 10‑foot snow‑storage easement. The mayor was authorized to sign necessary documents.
Todd said the proposed deed and exhibits document the city’s prior action and correct the public record; staff and legal recommended the deed be approved with the Exhibit B revision to change the hashed area label to “easement portion” where appropriate so the record matches the intended easement and vacated area.
Council voted in favor on a roll call vote and authorized staff to record the corrected quitclaim deed.
Ending: Staff will finalize Exhibit B per the revision and record the quitclaim deed to remove the cloud on title for the affected property.
