Agenda - Council - 01/23/1996 - Laserfiche WebLink

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i I I I I I I ,I Case # ANOKA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE By: Ryan R. Schroeder, City Administrator Background: For quite some time, the Cities of Anoka and Ramsey have been working through a myriad of issues regarding Anoka's proposed 69KV electric transmission line. One of the larger issues of late is the location of the line near Akron. You will recall that Ramsey purchased property from Altron for the 1996 extension of Sunwood Drive. In order to complete the purchase, it was necessary to move the road alignment to the north of its original proposed location and purchase all of the Alu'on property north of the new Sunwood Drive location. We have intended that this additional property would become a development parcel in the future. Such being the case, we asked the Anoka Municipal Utility (AMU) to mute their transmission line in such a way as to not negatively impact the marketability of this parcel. Anoka Electric Cooperative (AEC), the adjacent property owner had the same concern regarding their property. The AMU position is that they did not believe that this transmission line alignment had a negative impact. Enclosed is the board presentation that the AEC staff prepared regarding the alignment issue. The proposal is that we allow AMId to construct their transmission line as they originally proposed. However, if a future user on our property or the AEC property needed to have the line moved in the future to facilitate development, AMU would cause that to happen at their expense. Council Action: Motion to allow the alignment for the transmission line pursuant to the attached and upon Anoka agreement that future adjustments in the line would be solely at their cost. Reviewed by: City Administrator CC: 01/23/96 ~mt