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UPDATE ON T.H. #47 LOCAL INITIATIVE PROJECT By: City Engineer Steve Jankowski Background: You may recall from the March Road and Bridge Committee meeting that MnDOT was considering the elimination of turning movements at 142nd Avenue and T.H. #47 as a condition of participation in our local initiative project. I had met with MnDOT representatives on February 27th to discuss this and other issues related to this project. MnDOT agreed to review this issue with its layout review committee, and their current position is outlined in the attached letter from Mr. Kevin Hoglund dated March 21, 1997. The issues raised in items 2, 4, 5, and 6 are technical in nature, however, items 1 and 3 have a significant bearing on the progress of this project. In item 1, MnDOT acknowledges that 142nd Avenue should remain open as proposed in the City's original layout. MnDOT apparently has not yet concurred that signal justification warrants have been met for this intersection. I am reviewing this issue with our consultant. Item 3 has a significant impact financially on this project as it requests that access control on both sides of T.H. #47 be deeded to the State for virtually the length of the project. Access control would need to be acquired from the following properties: · Six single family lots in Flintwood 3rd · Dan Laws property · Lord of Life Church · Amoco · Landmark Bank · Northland Bank · Art Raudio property · Rick Foster property Although access control can be obtained through eminent domain power of the State, it is a compensable right, and since MnDOT has limited its participation to a lump sum of $400,000 this additional cost would presumably need to be borne by the City. The Amoco property is the only existing access which would be closed by the project. However, conversations with Rick Foster, the largest owner of vacant land, indicates that he would be requesting the following in consideration for dedicating access control: (a) two additional right in/right out access points onto T.H. #47; (b) MnDOT deed back right-of-way originally dedicated by him 10 feet beyond the ultimate curbline; and (c) forgiveness of a clause in the development agreement for River's Bend 4th which requires him to pay 50% of the cost of the Xkimo leg connection to T.H. #47. Mr. Foster also estimated the access value to T.H. #47 in excess orS100,000.