ORDINANCE NO. 14,024
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 13,938 vacating a portion of the North/South alley extending North from University Avenue between 6th Avenue and 7th Street, 7th Street from University Avenue to Indiana Avenue, the North/South alley between 7th and 8th Streets from University Avenue to Indiana Avenue, and 8th Street from University Avenue to Indiana Avenue.
WHEREAS, notice of the proposal to vacate the rights-of-way described below was published in the Des Moines Register on March 28, 2001; and,
WHEREAS, on April 2, 2001, by Roll Call No. 01-1003, the City Council closed the public hearing held on the proposal in accordance with the published notice; and,
WHEREAS, on April 2, 2001, by Ordinance 13,938, the City Council intended to vacate the rights-of-way described below, but such ordinance incorrectly describes the plat of "Grand Park" as "Grant Park" in the description of the rights-of-way to be vacated; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is intended to correct the error in the description used in Ordinance No. 13,938; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa:
Section 1. That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 13,938, passed April 2, 2001, and recorded in the land records of the Polk County Recorder on May 3, 2001, in Book 8802, commencing at Page 403, is hereby amended to state as follows:
Section 1. That the North/South alley extending North from University Avenue between 6th Avenue and 7th Street, 7th Street from University Avenue to Indiana Avenue, the North/South alley between 7th and 8th Streets from University Avenue to Indiana Avenue, and 8th Street from University Avenue to Indiana Avenue, all more specifically described below, be and are hereby vacated, effective as of August 1, 2001.
North/South alley right-of-way between 6th Avenue and 7th Street
All that part of 15.0 foot wide North/South alley right-of-way lying East of and adjoining Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and lying East of and adjoining the North 15.5 feet of Lot 3, Grand Park, an Official Plat, all now included in and forming a part of the City of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Containing 0.1027 acres more or less.
7th Street right-of-way
All that part of 7th Street right-of-way lying East of and adjoining Lots 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, and lying East of and adjoining the North 20.0 feet of Lot 90, all within North Park, an Official Plat, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Lot 85; thence North 00 o (Degrees) 24’ (Minutes) 29" (Seconds) West along the East line of said Lot 84, a distance of 50.0 feet of the Northeast corner of said Lot 84; thence South 45 o 15’ 55" East a distance of 70.89 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 8, Grand Park, an Official Plat; thence South 00 o 24’ 29" East along the West lines of Lots 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, and part of Lot 3, in said Grand Park a distance of 265.5 feet to a point 15.5 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Lot 3; thence South 84 o 51’ 15" West a distance of 50.17 feet to a point being on the East lot line and 20.0 feet South of the Northeast corner of Lot 90, in said North Park; thence North 00 o 24’ 29" West along the East lines of Lots 90, 89, 88, 87, 86, and 85, in said North Park, a distance of 269.89 feet to the Point of Beginning, all now included in and forming a part of the City of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Containing 14,623 square feet more or less.
North/South alley right-of-way between 7th and 8th Streets
All of 14.0 foot North/South alley right-of-way lying East of and adjoining Lots 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50 and lying East of and adjoining the North 20.0 feet of Lot 49, in North Park, an Official Plat, all now included in and forming a part of the City of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Containing 0.0914 acres more or less.
8th Street alley right-of-way
All that part of 8th Street right-of-way lying East of and adjoining Lots 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and the North 20.0 feet of Lot 44, North Park, an Official Plat, all now included in and forming a part of the City of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa . Containing 0.366 acres more or less.
Sec. 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause certified copies of this ordinance and proof of publication thereof to be properly filed in the office of the Recorder of Polk County, Iowa.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
FORM APPROVED:
Roger K. Brown, Assistant City Attorney
Preston Daniels, Mayor
Attest:
I, Donna Boetel-Baker, City Clerk of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance (Roll Call No. 01-3572), passed by the City Council of said City at a meeting held December 3, 2001, signed by the Mayor on December 3, 2001, and published as provided by law in the Business Record on December 17, 2001. Authorized by Publication Order No. 3043.
Donna Boetel-Baker, MMC City Clerk