Item Description:
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Authorization to acquire right of way by direct purchase or condemnation for various transportation projects
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Projects identified in Attachment A are in need of roadway reconstruction, rehabilitation, or preservation necessary for the safe use and travel of the public on the roads and related infrastructure associated with each project, and these identified County Projects are for a public purpose and public use, and the property interests to be acquired are necessary for the construction, reconstruction or other work of the County Projects; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the use of the “quick take” procedures of Minnesota Statues Chapter 117 is necessary and expedient to allow for the funding and timely construction, reconstruction or other work of the County Projects; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Administrator be authorized to acquire fee title and/or easements necessary for funding and completion of the transportation projects identified in this request by negotiation or condemnation; that upon review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, the County Administrator be authorized to sign purchase agreements and deeds accepting the acquired fee title on behalf of the county; and that the Chair and Clerk of the Board be authorized to execute any documents relating to and necessary for said acquisitions on behalf of the county.
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Background:
Transportation projects may require the acquisition of property rights in fee title or easements to accommodate the public improvements. While most acquisitions have modest or partial impacts, there are occasions when an entire property is required.
Current Request:
This request will authorize the County to acquire all required property interests related to the following County Projects (CPs) along the identified County State Aid Highways (CSAHs):
• CP 2183521, CSAH 3 (Lake Street - Minneapolis)
• CP 2194300, CSAH 9 (42nd Avenue N - Crystal and Robbinsdale)
• CP 2971900, CSAH 10 (County Road 10 - Corcoran and Maple Grove)
• CP 2250200, CSAH 12 (Dayton River Rd - Dayton)
• CP 2250100, CSAH 30 (93rd Avenue - Brooklyn Park)
• CP 2220903, CSAH 60 (Baker Road - Minnetonka)
• CP 2201028, CSAH 73 (Hopkins Crossroad - Minnetonka)
• CP 2173700, CSAH 101 (Wayzata Boulevard - Wayzata)
• CP 2201026, various CSAHs (ADA compliance upgrades - Brooklyn Park, Medina, Minneapolis, New Hope, Osseo, and Plymouth)
• CP 2201029, various CSAHs (ADA compliance upgrades --Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth, and New Hope)
• CP 4630003, various CSAHs in the Operations Overlay Program, ADA compliance upgrades, and drainage improvements tracked as subprojects of CP 2201000-Safety and Asset Management 2024-2028(Bloomington, Champlin, Eden Prairie, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, Medina, Mound, New Hope, and Rogers)
Impacts/Outcomes:
Approval of this request will allow for the timely acquisition of property interests to construct transportation improvements.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval