RESO 25-086 - Approving Right-of-Way Vacation Along a Portion of Trunk Highway 55RESOLUTION NO. 25-086
RESOLUTION VACATING RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG A PORTION OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 55
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Golden Valley previously passed
Resolution No. 25-079 setting a public hearing to consider vacating pursuant to Minnesota
Statute § 412.851 a portion of Trunk Highway 55 legally described as:
That part of Tract A described below:
The southerly 50 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section
19, Township 29 North, Range 24 West, Hennepin County, Minnesota;
Which lies northerly and southeasterly of Line 1 described below:
Commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 19, thence northerly on an
azimuth of 359 degrees 49 minutes 29 seconds for 100.00 feet; thence on an
azimuth of 269 degrees 49 minutes 29 seconds for 1289.24 feet; thence on an of
198 degrees 12 minutes 25 seconds for 101.91 feet to the point of beginning of Line
1 to be described; thence on an azimuth 271 degrees 28 minutes 10 seconds for
856.78 feet; thence on an azimuth 50 degrees 48 minutes and 48 seconds for 82.45
feet and there terminating
WHEREAS, a public hearing to consider the vacation of such street was held on the
16th day of September, 2025, before the City Council in the City Hall located at 7800
Golden Valley Road at 6:30 p.m. after due published and posted notice had been given, as
well as personal mailed noticed to all affected property owners within 500 feet of such said
portion of street by the City Clerk on the 28th day of August, 2025 and all interested and
affected persons were given an opportunity to voice their concerns and be heard; and
WHEREAS, any person, corporation or public body owning or controlling easements
contained upon the property vacated, reserves the right to continue maintaining the same
or to enter upon such way or portion thereof vacated to maintain, repair, replace, or
otherwise attend thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Council in its discretion has determined that the vacation will benefit
the public interest:
1. This portion of right-of-way was released to the City of Golden Valley by the
Minnesota Department of Transportation, having determined it is no longer
needed for trunk highway purposes.
2. This right-of-way is classified as frontage road and serves only one private
property, with no viable connection to other public travel way or public ground.
3. This right-of-way is almost exclusively used and maintained by the adjacent
property owner, as the City’s cost to maintain this right-of-way for the benefit of a
single property owner would not reasonably provide public benefit.
4. This right-of-way is situated between industrial, highway, and railroad land uses,
which can present safety concerns and restrict options for public use.
5. A public street is not currently, nor is planned to be, constructed within this
portion of right-of-way.
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Resolution No. 25-086 -2- September 16, 2025
WHEREAS, four-fifths of all members of the City Council concur in this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council for the City of Golden
Valley, that such petition for vacation is hereby granted and the portion of Trunk Highway
55 described above is hereby vacated, subject to the following conditions:
1. The property owner and the City legally enter into an easement agreement, where
the City is granted permanent and unobstructed access over the entire portion of
vacated right-of-way to install and maintain current and future public infrastructure.
2. The property owner and Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) enter
into an easement agreement, where MCES is granted permanent and unobstructed
access over a portion of the vacated right-of-way as requested by MCES to install
and maintain its sanitary sewer utilities.
3. The property owner and private utility companies regulated by the Minnesota Public
Utilities Commission enter into easement agreements as required by those utility
companies to install and maintain their utility infrastructure.
4. All easements shall be finalized and recorded prior to the final approval and official
vacation of any portion of right-of-way.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized
to sign all documents necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution and file a notice of
this vacation as required by law.
Passed by the City Council this 16th day of September, 2025.
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Roslyn Harmon, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Theresa Schyma, City Clerk
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