Agenda - Council - 04/27/1999 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I '1 I I i I I I I I I I I ! I I REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE By: Steve Jankowski, City Engineer Case #1: Update of T.H.//47 STP Project Staff reported that 6 of 12 relocation purchases have been authorized. A signed purchase agreement has been received from one property owner with an intended closing on April 30. The relocation expenses are exceeding the anticipated budget by $42,000 on the six properties authorized. Projecting this deficit for the remaining six properties and adding in the cost of refinancing, it is estimated that this deficit will be $I00,000 more than the attached March 1999 estimate. A portion of the overage can be offset with $56,000 that will not be expended for the razing of the homes. Discussion also took place on the position the City might take in negotiating with three property owners who have either purchased a replacement residence valued less than the comparable housing value or who will be moving into rental housing. The land acquisition consultant has recommended that the City offer a lump sum settlement consisting of the appraised value, housing differential cost, and the cost of moving. The lump sum offer would eliminate the City's need to pay any refi.nancing costs or any additional consultant expenses, since the lump Sum payment would, bring closure to the City's responsibi!::ies in these c::;es. The Committee agreed to this course conting:nt upon a final review of the legal aspects by the City Attorney. Council Aw Motion to authorize the Public Works Committee to approve final lump sum offers in the cases of the prepe:ties at 14918, 14860, and 14930 St. Francis Boulevar~ NW. Case #2: Discuss Drainage Issue at Intersection of 164th Lane and C.S.A.tt. #5 The Committee discussed whether the City has the ability to prevent a property owner from pumping water onto another property flu'ough enforcement action. Staff was directed to research this with the City Attorney. It was also agreed that the key to a solution in this particular situation was the ability to ultimately drain the run-off to the DNR-protected wetland to the east. Council Action: Motion to ratify the Public Works Committee directive that staff contact the property owner(s) south of 164th Lane to discuss a solution and necessary easements. Case #3: Request of Access to C.1L #116 This case concerns the request of Mrs. Darlene Milless for an access to the new segment of C.R. //116 for which her father had dedicated 9.1 acres without compensation. The Committee directed that a temporary access be granted and that the City provide fill, culvert, Class 5, and turf restoration for an access across the six-foot ditch section at a cost of $3,500. The Committee directed that this access not be counted as a permanent access.