DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Initiate Quick-Take Condemnation For County State Aid Highway 42 (145th Street) At Trunk Highway 52 For Interchange Improvements In City Of Rosemount, County Project 42-174
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize quick-take condemnation of right of way necessary for County Project (CP) 42-174 in the City of Rosemount.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system throughout the County and the region, Dakota County, the City of Rosemount, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) are partnering on CP 42-174 to improve the existing interchange located at the intersection of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42 and US Trunk Highway (TH) 52 (Attachment: Project Location Map). Project work includes signalization of the TH 52 and CSAH 42 ramps, turn lane additions, and geometric modifications. Construction is scheduled for 2026.
The County Board previously approved the right of way acquisition for projects included in the 2025 Transportation Capital Improvement Program by Resolution No. 25-052 (January 21, 2025). 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 42-174 design and right of way acquisition. Acquisition of right of way from two private parcels is needed to move forward with CP 42-174. Valbridge Property Advisers has completed appraisals with a total appraised value of $14,200. Offers were sent to property owners on August 5, 2025. 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 42-174.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
The 2025 Adopted Transportation Capital Improvement Program budget includes $4,750,000 for the project. Sufficient funding is available for the necessary right of way acquisitions.
☐ 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) 42-174; and
WHEREAS, CP 42-174 is the final design engineering to improve the existing interchange located at the intersection of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42 and US Trunk Highway (TH) 52 in the city of Rosemount; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is the lead agency for CP 42-174, with right of way acquisition necessary in 2025 for construction to begin in the spring of 2026; and
WHEREAS, the County has been utilizing public engagement for this project, which was initiated with a public open house hosted on August 25, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the following acquisitions are necessary to proceed with CP 42-174:
Parcel 1- Carey Rechtzigel and Leslie Rechtzigel, 34-02500-75-011
Highway Easement, 2,865 square feet
A permanent easement for highway purposes over, under, and across that part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 115 North, Range 19 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the southerly right of way line of County State Aid Highway No. 42, westerly of the westerly right of way line of U.S. Highway No. 52, and lying easterly and northerly of the following described line:
Commencing at the northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 29 seconds West, assumed bearing along the north line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 685.37 feet; thence South 12 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds East a distance of 87.30 feet to the southerly right of way line of County State Aid Highway No. 42 and the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence continuing South 12 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds East a distance of 14.15 feet; thence South 89 degrees 55 minutes 29 seconds East a distance of 204.93 feet to the westerly right of way line of United States Highway No. 52 and said line there terminating.
Temporary Easement 5,002 square feet
A temporary easement for highway purposes over, under, and across that part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 115 North, Range 19 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, described as follows:
Commencing at the northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 29 seconds West, assumed bearing along the north line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 685.37 feet; thence South 12 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds East a distance of 87.30 feet to the southerly right of way line of County State Aid Highway No. 42; thence continuing South 12 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds East a distance of 14.15 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 55 minutes 29 seconds East a distance of 204.93 feet to the westerly right of way line of U.S. Highway No. 52; thence South 12 degrees 32 minutes 17 seconds East along said westerly right of way line a distance of 5.12 feet; thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 29 seconds West a distance of 90.20 feet; thence South 12 degrees 41 minutes 48 seconds West a distance of 56.36 feet; thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 29 seconds West a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North 12 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds West a distance of 56.36 feet; thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 29 seconds West a distance of 30.10 feet; thence North 12 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds West a distance of 5.12 feet to the point of beginning.
Parcel 2- Carey Rechtzigel and Leslie Rechtzigel, 34-03000-55-020
Temporary Easement 3,022 square feet
A temporary easement for highway purposes over, under, and across that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter all in Section 30, Township 115 North, Range 18 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, EXCEPT The West 270.00 feet of the East 350.00 feet of the South 300.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 115 North, Range 18 West; and EXCEPT the East 80.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 115 North, Range 18 West.
Said temporary easement described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Parcel 12 as shown on Dakota County Right of Way Map No. 340, according to the recorded map thereof; thence South 89 degrees 31 minutes 06 seconds East, assumed bearing along the south line of said Parcel 12 a distance of 485.47 feet; thence South 00 degrees 28 minutes 54 seconds East a distance of 5.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 31 minutes 06 seconds West a distance of 451.78 feet; thence South 52 degrees 04 minutes 10 seconds West a distance of 54.64 feet to the easterly right of way line of U.S. Highway No. 52 as described in Book 268 of Deeds, Page 507; thence North 13 degrees 39 minutes 26 seconds West along said easterly right of way line a distance of 40.00 feet to the point of beginning; and
WHEREAS, the parcels have been appraised, and offers were prepared and sent for a total appraised value of $14,200; 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; and
WHEREAS, parcels that have been settled through negotiation prior to the date required for filing the condemnation petition will not be included.
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 to allow a spring 2026 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: Project Location Map
BOARD GOALS
☐ Thriving People ☐ A Healthy Environment with Quality Natural Resources
☒ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☐ Excellence in Public Service
CONTACT
Department Head: Erin Laberee
Author: Imran Ahmed