8.9 Initiate Vacation of Third Street
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION
DATE
02/12/2007
TIME
4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION
NO:
8
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
CITY PLANNING
APPROVED FOR
AGENDA:
ITEM
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BY: Dean Andrew
BY:
ITEM:
Resolution No. 07-6359 authorizing the City Manager to sign a vacation petition initiating the vacation
of North 3rd Street between Iron Avenue and the Smoky Hill River.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Salina owns the land the Salina Community Theatre currently sits on as well as what is
identified as Founders Park along the Smoky Hill River and the parking lot on the east side of North 3rd
Street. The Community Theatre Association owns a lot on the northeast corner of 3rd and Iron and St.
Francis Academy owns a small parcel north of that corner lot on the east side of the street. The
Community Theatre has expansion plans that involve first extending into what is today the right-of-way
for 3rd Street and eventually across the right-of-way to the east side of the street. This second phase
would involve the relocation of Westar power lines and construction of a new entrance on Iron
Avenue.
In order to be eligible for any grant funding the Community Theatre can not be located on civic (City
owned) property. It would be advantageous for their fundraising efforts if the Community Theatre
owned the property it occupies. Because their anticipated expansion would extend into public street
right-of-way, the first step that would need to take place would be the vacation of that right-of-way and
reversion of the right-of-way to the abutting property owners (the City of Salina, the Community
Theatre Association and St. Francis Academy). Once this occurs, the second step would be
preparation of an agreed upon legal description of the property to be transferred to the Community
Theatre and the preparation of a deed transferring title from the City to the Community Theatre
Association. Staff believes the Community Theatre's long term expansion plans could best be carried
out through the creation of a Planned Development District (campus plan) and replat of the property
as was done on the Saline County Law Enforcement Center expansion.
COMMISSION ACTION:
If the Commission wishes to initiate the vacation of 3rd Street the attached resolution should be
approved authorizing the City Manager to sign petition on behalf of the City as property owner. Once
the petition is filed, it will be forwarded to affected utilities and a public hearing will be scheduled to
formally consider the request.
Enclosures:
Request Area Map
Draft Petition
Resolution No. 07-6359
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PETITION NUMBER
TO: THE GOVERNING BODY
City of Salina, Kansas
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We, the undersigned, being residents and property owners in
the City of Salina, Kansas, do hereby petition your honorable body for:
Vacation of the right-of-way for North Third Street from Iron Avenue north to the Smoky Hill River adjacent to
The Salina Community Theatre.
Respectfully submitted by:
Michael Spicer
Salina Community Theatre
Telephone Number:
827-6126
NAME
ADDRESS
Michael Spicer, Executive Director 303 E. Iron Salina, KS 67401
Salina Communi!y Theatre
St. Francis Academy, Inc. 5097 W. Cloud Street Salina, KS 67401
Jason Gage, City Manaqer 300 W. Ash Salina, KS 67401
City of Salina, Kansas
PLF - 074,2/12/2007