Minutes - Public Works Committee - 05/16/2000

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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Public Works Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Chairperson Gerald Zimmerman Councilmember Margaret Connolly (alternate) Councilmember Terry Hendriksen Also Present: Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler City Engineer Steve Jankowski Acquisition Negotiator Mike Kleinschroedt CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Zimmerman called the regular meeting of the Public Works Committee to order at 5:37 p.m. CITIZEN INPUT There was none. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Case #1: Update on 153ra / 155th Avenue Extension City Engineer Jankowski introduced Mike Kleinschroedt, Negotiator of Land Acquisitions of the 153fa/155th Avenue extension, and explained he began negotiations for this project four years ago. He stated that Improvement Project #99-51 is the extension of the 153ra/155th Avenue corridor from 155"' Avenue and Variolite to 153Ta Avenue and Armstrong Boulevard. This 0.7 mile stretch of roadway is the last remaining segment of a cross-city east/west MSA roadway corridor of over six miles. Plans and specifications have been updated and are ready for bidding. The project is scheduled for completion in 2000. The last remaining issue to be resolved is acquisition of the right-of-way. He noted there are eight parcels, which need to be acquired to facilitate this project. (Parcel one is not an acquisition, but rather is a surplus piece of property that would be created from the relocation of the 153Td Avenue alignment). City Engineer Jankowski noted that, at this time, the City has acquired parcels five and six from D.A. Smith and parcel eight from Richard Andrus. He noted in regard to parcel five it is incumbent to get the road built or they will have another party involved that could be upset with the project, as a Public Works Committee/May 16, 2000 Page 1 of 9