DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Right Of Way Acquisition And Authorization To Initiate Quick-Take Condemnation For Multiuse Trail Along County State Aid Highway 28 In City Of Inver Grove Heights, County Project 28-69
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WHEREAS, to provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with County Project (CP) 28-69; and
WHEREAS, CP 28-69 is the design and construction of multi-use trail and crossing improvements along County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 28 between Cahill Avenue and CSAH 56 which will complete an identified trail gap along the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is the lead agency for design, construction administration, and right of way acquisition necessary in 2024 for construction to begin in the summer of 2025; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of temporary construction easements from four (4) private property parcels is necessary, as identified in Attachment: Acquisition Map; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of the following four (4) parcels is necessary to move forward with the project:
20-58500-04-070 - Marilyn Ramirez & Luis T. Ramirez - Parcel 11
A temporary easement for transportation purposes over, under, and across the West 15.00 feet of the South 5.00 feet of Lot 7, Block 4, Prairie View Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota.
Said temporary easement area contains approximately 75 square feet
20-58500-04-080 - Robert H. Brown & Corinne E. Brown - Parcel 12
A temporary easement for transportation purposes over, under, and across the South 10.00 feet of Lot 8, Block 4, Prairie View Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota.
Said temporary easement area contains approximately 850 square feet
20-58500-04-090 - Marilu Snodgrass & Eugene W. Brown - Parcel 13
A temporary easement for transportation purposes over, under, and across the South 10.00 feet of Lot 9, Block 4, Prairie View Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota.
Said temporary easement area contains approximately 1,285 square feet
CIC# 100 - Simley Lake Condominium Association Inc - Parcel 14
A temporary easement for transportation purposes over, under, and across the south 10.00 feet of Lot 2, Block 4, Simley Lake Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, together with that part of said Lot 2 lying northerly of said south 10.00 feet and southerly of the following described line:
Commencing at the southwest corner of said Lot 2; thence North 5 degrees 40 minutes 36 seconds East, assumed bearing along the west line of said Lot 2 a distance of 15.09 feet to the point of beginning; thence southeasterly a distance of 45.00 feet along a nontangential curve concave to the southwest having a radius of 1338.24 feet, a central angle of 1 degree 55 minutes 36 seconds, a chord that bears South 77 degrees 05 minutes 19 seconds East, and a chord length of 45.00 feet; thence South 13 degrees 52 minutes 29 seconds West, not tangent to said curve, a distance of 5.00 feet to the north line of said south 10.00 feet and said line there terminating.
Said temporary easement area contains approximately 7,711 square feet
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WHEREAS, the parcels have been appraised, and offers are being prepared for a total approaised value of $24,450.00; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Budget includes sufficient funds for CP 28-69 right of way acquisition; and
WHEREAS, in the event that timely acquisition by direct negotiation of all required parcels does not appear possible, it is necessary for the County Board to authorize the County Attorney’s Ofice to initiate quick-take condemnation of the remaining parcels to allow for a summer 2025 start date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the appraised values prepared by Valbridge Property Advisors for the acquisition of the right of way for County Project 28-69 and authorizes County staff in is discretion, to share the appraisal data with the respective landowners, including all or portions of the completed appraisals as part of the negotiations process; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the acquisition of right of way for County Project 28-69 at the approved appraised values and, in accordance with County policy, authorizes payment from the 2024 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Attorney’s Office to initate quick-take condemnation of the remaining parcels to allow for a Summer 2025 start date in the event that timely acquisitions by direct negotiations of all parcels do not appear possible.
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