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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Olson, Pearson, and <br />Strommen. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberJeffrey. <br /> <br />Case #17: <br /> <br />Consider Approval of Acquisition of Easements for the NW Trunk Sanitary <br />Sewer Extension <br /> <br />Assistant Public Works Director Olson reviewed that the City Council authorized Bolton & <br />Menk, Inc. to be~n design of the infrastructure for extension of sewer and water to petitioning <br />properties on May 11, 2004. The costs were to be paid from the respective enterprise funds and <br />be reimbursed from the bond proceeds when and if the projects were approved. The Council <br />directed staff to implement a public participation program on December 6, 2004. The program <br />included property owners in the area identified as the NW Sewer Extension. He reviewed that <br />the Council selected Option 3 as the sewer extension alignment on April 12, 2005. Staff was <br />directed to notify residents adjacent to Alignment No. 3 on June 9, 2005. The purpose of this <br />notification was to begin the process of acquiring the easements necessary for construction of the <br />sewer and water lines. The majority of the properties need to be acquired before issuing the bids <br />for the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Olson explained there are 52 properties along the selected alignment. The contacts started <br />with the eastern most properties and will proceed to the west. Staff has received a report that <br />negotiations have been successfully completed with ten of the property owners. These <br />agreements are subject to approval by the City Council. The particular purchases will be funded <br />from the storm sewer utility fund. Staff recommends approval of the completed negotiations <br />with the ten property owners. The total negotiated amount for these ten parcels is $18,325.40. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig commented these initial offers being accepted would indicate that people <br />think they are being given a fair offer. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec commended Jodi Reuhle of The Tinklenberg Group for the excellent work on this <br />project. He stated the residents he has talked to have stated that Ms. Reuhle has handled this <br />very fairly. <br /> <br />Mr. Olson advised there will likely be more concern as the project moves to the west, due to the <br />increase in impact to the properties. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to approve the completed <br />easement acquisitions for properties along the NW sanitary, sewer Alignment. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Olson, Elvig, Pearson, and <br />Strommen. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberJeffrey. <br /> <br />Case #18: <br /> <br />Final Approval of Purchase Agreement and Loan Agreement for the <br />Purchase of Property Located in the. Highway 10 Corridor <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich reviewed that the Council preliminarily approved the purchase <br />agreement for the purchase of Lot 3, Block 1, Deal Industrial Park, from the Ramsey Town <br /> <br />P22 <br /> <br />City Council / September 27, 2005 <br /> Page 22 of 25 <br /> <br /> <br />