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rei ~\.) ( ); tIll ITEM 7.10. River MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL FROM: PAT KLAERS, CITY ~~TRATOR DATE: JUNE 22, 1994 r SUBJECT: CONSIDER REQUEST TO SHERBURNE COUNTY FOR THE PURCHASE OF .67 ACRES OF PROPERTY FOR THE EXTENSION OF ORONO PARKWAY e The City and County reached an agreement in 1993 for the purchase of 1.3 acres for the extension of Orono Parkway to the west in order to intersect with the future Joplin Street project. As the Council may recall, the City and County also discussed the acquisition of an additional 1.12 acres in order to preserve all of the trees in this vicinity (see attachment). The County's final decision was to only sell 1.3 acres to the City. After the City obtained park dedication land south of the fairgrounds from the developer (which included all of the wooded area) it became apparent that the City should attempt to obtain more land from the County for the extension of Orono Parkway in order to preserve this wooded area. A compromise proposal to obtain an additional .67 acres of land has been discussed with the County staff. This proposal would save all of the "substantial" trees in this vicinity. The compromise proposal saves some trees that are of the 15-24 inch variety which would be removed if we could not obtain any more right-of-way. The trees that would be lost even with this extra .67 acres are generally of the 4-8 inch variety. The City Engineer will have a more detailed map to show the City Council at Monday's meeting, but the general request from the staff is to have the City Council formally request from Sherburne County, the purchase of .67 acres for the extension of Orono Parkway. The City paid approximately $5,800 per acre for the first 1.3 acres and we anticipate a similar price being acceptable to the County if they are willing to sell us any additional land. . P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425