Title
Resolution to Withdraw Petitions to the State of Michigan Boundary Commission to Annex Various Parcels from the Charter Township of Ann Arbor
Memorandum
Attached is a resolution authorizing withdrawal of petitions that have been submitted to the State of Michigan Boundary Commission for annexation of various parcels from the Charter Township of Ann Arbor.
On October 20, 2014, City Council authorized petitions to the State of Michigan Boundary Commission to annex various parcels identified as township islands within City's ultimate utility service area (Resolution R-14-363). Subsequently, the petitions for annexation of the identified township islands were submitted to the State, and reviewed for legal sufficiency by Boundary Commission staff.
Boundary Commission staff have identified technical errors related to the legal descriptions and land survey maps included as part of the submitted petitions. The process for Annexation by Council Resolution per the State of Michigan Boundary Commission General Rules does not allow petitions to be modified after submittal. Due to the identified errors and need to modify some elements of the petitions, formal withdrawal of petitions by Council resolution is required.
Updated petitions, including corrected legal descriptions and land survey maps, have been prepared. City Council will be asked to approve resolutions authorizing submittal of the updated petitions following Council action to withdrawal the existing petitions.
Attachments: Previously submitted State Boundary Commission Annexation Petitions (including location maps of parcel(s) proposed for annexation);
Staff
Prepared By: Jeff Kahan, City Planner
Reviewed By: Wendy L. Rampson, Planning Manager
Sumedh Bahl, Community Services Area Administrator
Body
Whereas, By Resolution R-14-363 City Council authorized petitions to the State of Michigan Boundary Commission to annex the following parcels identified as township islands within the City's ultimate utility service area:
· I-09-30-250-005 (2200 DEXTER AVENUE)
· I-09-30-250-006 (2106 DEXTER AVENUE)
· I-09-30-250-004 (2020 DEXTER AVENUE)
· I-09-30-250-007 (VACANT DEXTER AVENUE)
· I-09-30-360-001 (561 S MAPLE ROAD)
· I-09-26-350-001 (2997 FULLER ROAD)
· I-09-17-250-007 (1101 HURON RIVER DRIVE)
· I-09-09-475-004 (2001 DHU VARREN ROAD)
· I-09-30-370-001 (VACANT THALER AVENUE)
· I-09-23-180-004 (810'+/-, NORTHWEST OF INTERSECTION OF U.S. 23 AND EARHART ROAD)
· I-09-16-390-007 (2004 PONTIAC TRAIL)
· I-09-16-390-008 (VACANT WICKFIELD COURT)
· I-09-16-390-009 (849 WICKFIELD COURT)
· I-09-16-390-010 (855 WICKFIELD COURT)
· I-09-16-390-011 (VACANT WICKFIELD COURT)
· I-09-16-390-012 (865 WICKFIELD COURT)
· I-09-16-390-013 (869 WICKFIELD COURT)
· I-09-16-390-014 (875 WICKFIELD COURT)
· I-09-16-390-015 (879 WICKFIELD COURT)
· I-09-16-390-016 (885 WICKFIELD COURT)
· I-09-16-390-017 (889 WICKFIELD COURT)
Whereas, Petitions for annexation of the foregoing parcels were submitted to the State of Michigan Boundary Commission;
Whereas, Staff for the Boundary Commission has completed an initial review of the submitted petitions and advised that legal descriptions and land survey maps submitted do not meet their legal sufficiency requirements;
Whereas, The process for Annexation by Council Resolution per the State of Michigan Boundary Commission General Rules does not allow petitions to be modified after submittal; and
Whereas, Staff has been advised by State of Michigan Boundary Commission staff that the Boundary Commission will likely deny any petition that staff identified as not meeting legal sufficiency;
RESOLVED, That the previously submitted annexation petitions for the parcels identified in R-14-363 be withdrawn from consideration by the State Boundary Commission; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator, City Attorney and City Clerk be and are authorized to take any action necessary to withdraw the identified petitions from consideration by the Boundary Commission.