28 & 29 - Pacific Avenue Right-of-Way and Alley Abandonment between South Main Street and South Church Street - Clint and Anna Upchurch

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Item Nos. 28 & 29 TO: Mayor & City Council Gene Anderson, Interim City Manager FROM: Carla Easton, PE, Engineering & Community Development Director SUBJECT: PACIFIC AVE ROW AND ALLEY ABANDONMENT DATE: April 7, 2020 BACKGROUND: Clint and Anna Upchurch own property on the west side of South Church Street described as Texas and Pacific Railway Company Addition Block 5, Lots Pt of 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8, and Block 14, Lots 1, 2, 11, & 12. The properties are bisected by a right-of-way (ROW) for Pacific Avenue running east -west, and a 20' wide alley running north -south. The Upchurch's have maintained the ROW and alley for many years and have submitted a request to formally abandon these public ROWs. STATUS OF ISSUE: The City has a sanitary sewer line running east -west along the Pacific Avenue ROW for which an easement must be retained. Staff has verified with franchise utility providers that no other utilities are known to exist within the ROW or alley proposed for abandonment. The applicant has provided a 15' wide sewer utility easement to be filed upon approval of the abandonment. BUDGET: None required for this action. RECOMMENDATION: Approve an Ordinance abandoning a 310 foot section of a undeveloped street called Pacific Avenue located between South Main Street and South Church Street and the 20' alley running north and south between the lots described above and approve a Resolution retaining the sewer utility easement.