Council committee approves reciprocal easements with Urban Bridges for Clark Rec parking

The committee approved ordinance 89‑2026 authorizing reciprocal easements between the city and Urban Bridges on parcels adjacent to the Clark Recreation Center at 5612 Clark Avenue.

City staff explained the transaction: Urban Bridges split the parcel and sold a front portion to the city for parking; the reciprocal easement will permit access from Clark Avenue through the city parking lot to Urban Bridges' parking and out to Train Court to the north. The city will grant a blanket utility easement over the new parking parcel because utility laterals serving the Urban Bridges building run under the property. The easements will be exchanged for $1, and the city will require Urban Bridges to restore any pavement disturbed when accessing their laterals.

Council members asked whether the city would assume any infrastructure repair costs; staff replied public‑side repairs remain the city's responsibility but private laterals would be Urban Bridges' responsibility and that the easement language will reflect those responsibilities. The committee approved the ordinance.