DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Accept Donation Of Easements From Independent School District 197 For Delaware Avenue Trail Gap And School Safety In City Of Mendota Heights, County Project 63-32
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, to provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with the Delaware Avenue Trail Gap and School Safety Project, County Project (CP) 63-32; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of CP 63-32 is to add trail and crossing infrastructure along Delaware Avenue to improve safety for students who walk or bike to Two Rivers High School; and
WHEREAS, the County is the lead agency for the Project; and
WHEREAS, right of way acquisition is needed to allow for construction to begin in 2024 as scheduled; and
WHEREAS, Independent School District (ISD) 197 owns four parcels adjacent to Delaware Avenue in which CP 63-32 requires right of way; and
WHEREAS, appraisals and compensation were waived by the ISD 197 School Board based on project benefit to the District; and
WHEREAS, ISD 197 staff negotiated with County staff to donate the required easements for the Project; and
WHEREAS, to move forward with the construction of the Project, the acquisition of temporary easements on four parcels is necessary, as identified in the Parcel Map attachment; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of the following permanent and temporary easements on four parcels is necessary to move forward with the Project:
Independent School District No. 197
PID#'s: 27-02500-01-040, 27-02500-01-050, 27-02500-01-060, & 27-02500-03-010
Permanent Easement Description
That part of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 28 North, Range 23 West described as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 36 seconds West, assumed bearing along the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter a dist...
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