5.2b Accept Easement Hurd Plaza AdditionCITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
12/13/2010 4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: APPROVED FOR
NO: 5 AGENDA:
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
ITEM
NO. 2b
BY:
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BY: Mike Schrage
ITEM:
Consider acceptance of public drainage easement dedication and approval of covenants related to a
storm drainage pipeline located on Lot 1, Block 1 of the Hurd Plaza Addition and the Suburban TV and
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Appliance Center site at 1900 South 9 Street.
BACKGROUND:
Hageman School at 409 West Cloud was constructed in 1953 at a time when much of the surrounding
neighborhood was undeveloped. As part of the site improvements for the school site, a concrete inlet
was constructed at the eastern edge of the playground t hat collected stormwater runoff from the
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school yard and transmitted it over to a stormwater in 9 Street (Old US 81) through an 8 inch storm
pipeline. Because most of the surrounding land was undeveloped and some of it still outside the city
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limits, no easement was obtained for the 500 ft. of pipeline extending over to 9 Street. Over time the
surrounding area developed with a filling station being moved in on the Suburban TV site in 1960,
Playland Amusement park and Southview Plaza being developed in 1962, Hurd Plaza in 1985 and
finally Auto Zone in 1997. Hurd Plaza and Auto Zone were not allowed to discharge their ponds into
the existing 8 inch storm pipeline because of the lack of easement across Suburban’s property.
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In 1998, the City’s contract ors working on the South 9 Street widening project disconnected this
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pipeline from the storm sewer under 9 Street based on the belief t hat it was an undocumented
sanitary sewer line connected to the storm sewer system. It has remained disconnected since that
time.
Elements of Drainage Easement and Maintenance Covenants
In discussions held between City staff, representatives of Genesis Health Clubs and representatives
of USD No. 305 regarding the Genesis Health Club addition, it was recognized that this pipeline and
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the ability to transmit stormwater over to the storm sewer system in 9 Street was important to the
school district’s future plans for their property and a plan was developed to put the existing pipeline
back into service. The comprehensive Drainage Easement and Covenants document prepared by the
City Attorney contains the following elements:
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1. The City of Salina agrees to reconnec t the 8 inch storm pipeline to the 9 Street storm sewer
system.
2. USD No. 305 agrees to dedicate a 20 ft. public drainage easement across their holdings between
the Hageman School site and Auto Zone’s property.
3. USD No. 305 agrees to maintain the existing 8 inch storm pipeline until such time as it is replaced
with a new line built to the City’s specifications for public storm sewers.
4. SSS Properties (owners of Suburban TV) agree to dedicate a 20 ft. public drainage easement
across the north 20 ft. of their property.
5. USD No. 305 and in the future t he City of Salina agree to repair SSS Properties’ parking lot if it is
damaged by pipeline installation or repair work done within the 20 ft. drainage easement.
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
12/13/2010 4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: APPROVED FOR
NO: 5 AGENDA:
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
ITEM
NO. 2b
BY:
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BY: Mike Schrage
The USD 305 School Board will be considering their execution of the drainage easements and
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covenants on Tuesday, December 14.
Auto Zone has previously dedicated a public drai nage easement across their property so if this
easement agreement is approved the result would be a 500 ft. l ong continuous drainage easement
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from the Hageman School site to South 9 Street that would be available to serve the future drainage
needs of the school district’s property.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff has identified the following options for the City Commission’s consideration.
1.) Accept the offered drainag e easement dedications and pr oposed covenants for the storm
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pipeline running from the former Hageman School site over to South 9 Street, and authorize
the Mayor to execute said documents.
2.) Provide additional direction regarding revision of the proposed easement and agreement.
3.) Reject the offered drainage easement dedication and covenants.
Encl: Vicinity map
Easement documents