City Council Meeting Date: June 2, 2026
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
David Bennett, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Consider First Reading of Ordinance 1094 Vacating a Drainage and Utility Easement within 2420 Bridgewater Ln.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves a motion to approve the first reading of Ordinance 1094 vacating a drainage and utility easement within 2420 Bridgewater Ln.
Requires a supermajority (5/7) vote.
Summary Report:
Please see related Public Hearing agenda item background for more details on this proposed ordinance action. An abbreviated summary is included in this presentation. No additional staff background will be provided at this action item as that will be covered in the public hearing. Additionally, public input will be received at the public hearing and there will not be a separate opportunity for public input for this action item that directly relates to the public hearing.
GM2 Properties (the Developer) is redeveloping two parcels, Parcel ID - 1711300005
Address - 616 Highway 3 S. and Parcel ID - 1711301002, located in the City of Dundas. As part of the redevelopment, the Developer has applied to vacate an existing drainage and utility easement in the City of Northfield at 2420 Bridgewater Ln., to then be dedicated as a new drainage and utility easement in the City of Dundas, with the City of Northfield maintaining drainage and utility rights for the parcels in Northfield that utilize said drainage and utility easement. A drainage and utility easement agreement with the City of Northfield and the City of Dundas is being prepared for the Council's review when the second reading of the vacation happens.
In addition, the Developer has also applied to request a concurrent detachment and annexation of the land within the City of Northfield, that the easement overlays. The Developer has also applied to have the City of Dundas accept ...
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