TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Keith Stahley, City Manager
FROM: Brian D. Martin, PE, Acting Public Works Director
SUBJECT:
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Initiating a Class 2 vacation of 1st Street NW.
Ward(s): 1
Councilor(s): Stapleton
Neighborhood(s): West Salem NA
Result Area(s): Safe, Reliable and Efficient Infrastructure
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SUMMARY:
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Adoption of this resolution will initiate the process to vacate the remaining section of 1st Street NW, east of Murlark Street NW. This section of roadway (approximately 300 feet) is underimproved and provides limited transportation function. Vacating 1st Street NW will help spur development in the surrounding area.
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ISSUE:
Shall City Council adopt Resolution 2023-04, initiating vacation of 1st Street NW?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt Resolution 2023-04, initiating vacation of 1st Street NW.
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FACTS AND FINDINGS:
1. Per Oregon Revised Statute 271.130, a city governing body may initiate a right-of-way vacation proceeding.
2. Per Salem Revised Code (SRC) 266.065(b)(1)(B), a vacation initiated by the City is a Class 2 Vacation. A Class 2 Vacation is initiated by resolution of the City Council.
3. Resolution No. 2023-04 (Attachment 1) initiates the vacation of 1st Street NW as described in Exhibits A and B.
4. Upon approval of Resolution 2023-04, a public hearing date will be set and notice of the hearing will be provided as required by SRC 255.065(b)(5).
5. The criteria for approving vacation of right-of-way are contained in SRC 255.065(b)(6) and will be reviewed by Council at the public hearing
BACKGROUND:
1st Street NW is located in west Salem within the boundary of the West Salem Urban Renewal Area. On September 12, 2022, the Urban Renewal Agency approved funding to engage an engineering consultant to prepare the materials to initiate vacation of the remaining 300 feet of 1st Street NW east of Murlark Avenue NW. The section of 1st Street between Melinda Avenue NW and Wallace Road NW was previously vacated by City Council in 2015 associated with construction of the Goodwill development.
1st Street NW is an underimproved local street that provides limited circulation (Attachment 2, Vicinity Map). It is presently used by one business to access a rear parking lot. It is anticipated that an access easement will be retained to accommodate continued business access. Public facilities also exist within this right-of-way and will require provision of utility easements. The area proposed for vacation retains sufficient right-of-way at the eastern end to construct a cul-de-sac at the southern terminus of Melinda Avenue NW that extends south from 2nd Street NW.
West Salem Urban Renewal Area funds have been allocated to construct public utilities and street improvements along 2nd Street NW to aid multi-modal circulation through this area and support redevelopment. The surrounding properties remain vacant or blighted because any effort to construct a new building on an abutting lot would require that 1st Street NW be constructed to City of Salem local street standards. Vacating 1st Street NW will help spur development.
Robert D. Chandler, PhD, PE
Assistant Public Works Director
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 2023-04
2. Vicinity Map