DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Initiate Quick-Take Condemnation For Two Roundabouts On County State Aid Highway 86 (280th Street W), County Projects 86-043 And 86-044
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize quick-take condemnation of right of way necessary for two roundabouts on County State Aid Highway 86 (280th Street W), County Project (CP) 86-043 and CP 86-044.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 86-043 and CP 86-044 to construct two rural single-lane roundabouts. County State Aid Highway 86 (280th Street W) is an undivided two-lane rural roadway that is designated as a Tier 2 truck route. This roadway provides regional connection between Trunk Highway (TH) 52 and Interstate 35 in Scott County. County Project’s 86-043 and 86-044 will reconstruct the two, two-way stop-controlled (TWSC) intersections along CSAH 86 at TH 3 and TH 56 to rural single-lane roundabouts within the townships of Castle Rock, Waterford, Randolph, and Hampton. Construction is scheduled to occur in 2026.
The intersections are listed as priority County Highway/State Highway intersection locations in the adopted Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan. In 2022, staff applied for and received Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal dollars for the reconstruction of the deficient intersections.
By Resolution No. 25-052 (January 21, 2025), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the right of way acquisition for projects included in the 2025 Transportation Capital Improvement Program. This board action included authorization to make first offers based on appraised values and delegated settlement authority to the County Manager.
Dakota County is the lead agency for CP 86-043 and CP 86-044 design and right of way acquisition. Acquisition of right of way from two private parcels is needed to move forward with CP 86-043, and acquisition of right of way from six parcels is needed to move forward with CP 86-044. Valbridge Property Advisers has completed appraisals with a total appraised value of $3,400 for CP 86-043 and a total appraised value of $32,350 for CP 86-044. Offers were sent to property owners on May 6, 2025, for CP 86-043, and offers were sent to property owners on June 11, 2025, for CP 86-044. County staff is currently in ongoing direct negotiations with property owners to reach a settlement.
If timely acquisition by direct negotiation of all required parcels does not appear possible, staff recommends that the County Board authorize the County Attorney’s Office to initiate quick-take condemnation of the remaining parcels. Efforts will be made to negotiate agreeable settlements before and after the start of the condemnation process.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends authorization for potential condemnation for right of way necessary for CP 86-043 and CP 86-044.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
☒ None ☐ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, to provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with County Project (CP) 86-043 and CP 86-044; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is the lead agency for CP 86-043 and CP 86-044, with right of way acquisition necessary in 2025 for construction to begin in the spring of 2026; and
WHEREAS, the parcels have been appraised, and first offers were prepared and sent on May 6, 2025, for a total appraised value of $3,400 for CP 86-043; and
WHEREAS, the parcels have been appraised, and first offers were prepared and sent on June 11, 2025, for a total appraised value of $32,350 for CP 86-044; and
WHEREAS, in the event that timely acquisition by direct negotiation of all required parcels does not appear possible, it may become necessary for the County Board to authorize the County Attorney’s Office to initiate quick-take condemnation of the remaining parcels to allow for a spring 2026 start date for CP 86-043 and CP 86-044; and
WHEREAS, parcels that have been settled through negotiation prior to the date required for filing the condemnation petition will not be included; and
WHEREAS, the following acquisitions from two parcels are necessary to proceed with CP 86-043:
Parcel 1 - The Otte Family Trust dated March 29, 2022, 17-03200-75-011
Permanent Drainage and Utility Easement 5,849 square feet
A drainage and utility easement over, under, and across that part of the north 22.00 feet of the south 55.00 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 113 North, Range 18 West, lying westerly of the westerly right of way line of State Trunk Highway No. 56 (Randolph Boulevard); excepting that part of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter depicted as Parcel 11 on Dakota County Road Right of Way Map No. 400, according to the recorded map thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota.
Parcel 2 - Farmer John L.P., 31-00400-25-017
Temporary Easement 8,537 square feet
A temporary easement for highway purposes over, under, and across that part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 112 North, Range 18 West lying westerly of the westerly right of way of State Trunk Highway No. 56 (Randolph Boulevard), southerly of Parcel 30 as shown on Dakota County Road Right of Way Map No. 400, according to the recorded map thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, and northerly of the following described line:
Commencing at the northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter of Section 4; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds East, assumed bearing along the north line of said Northwest Quarter a distance of 307.53 feet; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 27 seconds West a distance of 65.00 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds East a distance of 182.37 feet; thence southeasterly a distance of 145.98 feet along a tangential curve concave to the southwest having a radius of 456.00 feet and a central angle of 18 degrees 20 minutes 32 seconds; thence South 71 degrees 37 minutes 01 second East, tangent to said curve, a distance of 140.05 feet to the westerly right of way line of State Trunk Highway No. 56 and said line there terminating.
Together with a temporary easement for highway purposes over, under, and across that part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 112 North, Range 18 West lying east of the easterly right of way of State Trunk Highway No. 56 (Randolph Boulevard), southerly of Parcels 30 & 31 as shown on Dakota County Road Right of Way Map No. 400, according to the recorded map thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, and northerly of the following described line:
Commencing at the northeast corner of said Northwest Quarter of Section 4; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 17 seconds West, assumed bearing along the north line of said Northwest Quarter a distance of 1167.87 feet; thence South 14 degrees 14 minutes 37 seconds East a distance of 181.53 feet to the southerly line of said Parcel 30 and the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence continuing South 14 degrees 14 minutes 37 seconds East a distance of 5.00 feet; thence South 75 degrees 45 minutes 23 seconds West a distance of 160.00 feet; thence westerly a distance of 227.44 feet along a tangential curve concave to the north having a radius of 581.00 feet and a central angle of 22 degrees 25 minutes 43 seconds; thence North 81 degrees 48 minutes 54 seconds West, not tangent to said curve, a distance of 162.62 feet to the easterly right of way of State Trunk Highway No. 56 and said line there terminating.
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WHEREAS, the acquisition of six private property parcels identified in Dakota County Right of Way Map No. 520 by the County is necessary to move forward with the CP 86-044:
PARCEL OWNER (AREA in Square Feet)
1 Castle Rock Properties 25,320 (TE)
2 Chippendale Ave, LLC 2,977 (TE)
3 Simman Inc. DBA Simman LLC 1,059 (PE) and 8,474 (TE)
4 Todd Cao 9,733 (PE) and 6,616 (TE)
5 RRTM, Inc 3,764 (TE)
6 Castle Rock Mitigation Resources, LLC 9,896 (PE)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Attorney’s Office to initiate quick-take condemnation of the remaining parcels for County Project 86-043 and County Project 86-044 to allow a spring 2026 construction start date in the event that timely acquisitions by direct negotiations of all parcels do not appear possible.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
25-052; 01/21/25
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Location Map
BOARD GOALS
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CONTACT
Department Head: Erin Laberee
Author: Saeed Kanwar