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2. Though the building is large, it has numerous support poles that would make maneuvering large equipment in the building troublesome. 3. Floor drains are limited and and additional drains would be needed. 4. There is no office space provided in the building, and that would need to be built -out. 5. Staff would have to cross Hwy 10 numerous times a day causing delays in operations. 6. The property is listed at $2.7million. 7. Currently the property pays $68,000.00 in property taxes. If the city were to purchase the property it would become tax-exmpt. 8. The property has been on the market for several years. When the PW department moves to its final location, resale of the property could be difficult, and demoltion for redevelopment would be expensive. Property located at 8175 Riverdale Drive (former Quality RV) Pros 1. Moving the utility department functions to this location would free up space for our traffic engineering operations at our existing location. 2. Property is located in a commercial area away from residential properties. 3. Property is located next to the Armstrong Interchange making access to the northern part of town convenient. 4. Building contains more than adequate office space for staff 5.Currently the building is owned by Anoka County and is tax exempt, so purchase by the city would not effect the property tax roll. 6. Building is a more realistic size, for the utility department operation. 7.When the Utility Department moved back to the new PW facility, staff believes that the site and smaller size of this facility offer better resale or development opportunities. 8. Interior remodeling would be performed by City staff. 9. The property is currently appraised at $615K, without the sewer connection. Cons 1. Sewer and water utilities would need to be connected to the building. Estimated cost $23K 2. There are no existing floor drains in the garage area, drains would need to be installed. Funding Source: Enterprise (Sewer and Water) Funds and/or economic development funding. Recommendation: Staff recommends purchase of the property located at 8175 Riverdale Drive, for the purpose of housing the City of Ramsey Utilities Department, until the new public works facility is constructed. Action: Motion of Council to authourize staff to enter into negotioations with Anoka County for the purchase of the property located at 8175 Riverdale Drive. Attachments 8175 Riverdale Dr Appraisl Report 13601 Tungsten St Summary Information Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 04/04/2019 04:28 PM Form Started By: Grant Riemer Started On: 04/01/2019 02:32 PM