All property rights to Drainage Improvement Districts (DID) were ceded to the City of Yakima (City) in 2016 by Yakima County when the City accepted the transfer of this conveyance system. The property subject to declaration of surplus is a section of the former Yakima County DID #39 extending 245 feet in a southwesterly direction from Manhole 11019 in the vicinity of 620 North 16th Avenue as depicted in the attached EXHIBIT 1.
The City is treating the DID piping system as a utility for the purposes of abandonment as this segment of DID #39 no longer serves to convey groundwater and is not utilized as part of the City's stormwater system. The City did not purchase the DID pipe or any of the associated rights. There is negligible to no value in the pipes, manholes or easement interests associated with this DID #39 section that is proposed for surplus and abandonment at no cost to the property owners.
The Notice of Public Hearing for the November 1, 2022 date has been attached. Following the November 1, 2022 Public Hearing, if the Resolution is approved by City Council, the segment of DID #39 will be surplussed, abandoned, and properly decommissioned to allow for development.
The Public Hearing notice has been provided to all Yakima-area media, including tu Decides', KDNA Radio, El Sol de Yakima, Hispanavision, Bustos Media, and El Mundo. |