INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM May 17, 2021
TO: Cynthia Borrego President, City Council
FROM: Tim Keller, Mayor
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Columbia Drive Right of Way Vacation - Project# PR-2020-004447, SD-2020-0062, Bohannon Huston agent for City of Albuquerque Aviation Department requests Vacation of Public Right of Way for all or a portion of Columbia Drive part of a larger site containing approximately 116 acres
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Columbia Drive Right of Way Vacation
Project# PR-2020-004447, SD-2020-0062, VACATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
BOHANNON HUSTON agent(s) for CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION DEPARTMENT requests the aforementioned actions for all or a portion of Columbia Drive part of a larger site containing approximately 116 acre(s). (M-16)
Request: 1. This is a request to vacate the 58,174 square feet of right-of-way of the entirety of Columbia Drive SE south of Alamo Avenue SE, as shown in the vacation exhibit.
Per Section 14-16-6-6(M)(3) of the IDO, the Development Review Board (DRB) shall make a recommendation and forward the application to City Council for inclusion on the consent agenda for approval without first going to any Council committee if the vacation involves: 1) More than 500 square feet or the entire width of a platted alley; 2) More than 5000 square feet or the entire street width of a street, including any or all of the public right-of-way. This vacation is the entire width of the street; therefore, it is a DRB recommendation to City Council.
At the April 28th, 2021 public meeting, the DRB had a consensus to recommend approval of the request to the City Council of the proposed vacation as shown on Exhibit “A” (attached) in the Planning file under Project# PR- 2020-004447, based on the recommended Findings per Section 14-16-6-6(M) of the IDO.
Title/ Subject of Legislation: COLUMBIA DRIVE Vacation: Project# 2020-004447
SD-2020-00062, , VACATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, DRB RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
Approved: Approved as to Legal Form:
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Sarita Nair Date Esteban Aguilar, Jr. Date
Chief Administrative Officer City Attorney
Recommended:
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Brennon Williams Date
Planning Director