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CONSULTINGENGINEERS 1326 Energy Park Drive St. Paul, MN 55108 612-644-4389 1-800-888-2923 Fax: 612-644-9446 ITEM 5.2. April 24, 1996 File: 230-307-10 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330 RE: NAPLES STREET / 186TH AVENUE AREA INFORMATIONAL MEETING Dear Council Members: CIVIL ENGINEERING: ENVIRONMENTAL MUNICIPAL PLANNING ~OLID WASTE STRUCTURAL SURVEYING TRAFFIC TRANSPORTATION ELECTRiCAL/MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: HVAC POWER DISTRIBUTION SCADA SYSTEM CONTROLS OFFICES IN: MINNEAPOLIS PRIOR LAKE ST. PAUL WASECA As you are aware, Pat Klaers and I held an informational meeting with the property owners in the Naples Street/186th Avenue area on Thursday, April 18, 1996, regarding the possible extension of City utilities and permanent streets to that area. There were 14 properties that were sent notice of the hearing. Nine property owners were in attendance. Attached is the sign-up sheet from the meeting. You will note eight names on the list, but the Bickmans have two parcels. Mr. Hartman, who owns the parcel at the corner of Naples and the frontage road called prior to the meeting and indicated he had a conflict but was in favor of getting more information. That leaves four property owners (Sally John, James Waite, Gerald Waite, and Vernon and Victoria Lofgren) who were not in attendance and did not call previous to the meeting. Attached is the hand-out that was distributed at the meeting. We went through and explained the various costs associated with the extension of sewer, water, and permanent streets. We discussed one method of assessments that is outlined in the hand-out. After the presentation, the meeting was opened to questions. A summary of the questions that were asked is as follows: There is an existing 24-foot wide easement for roadway purposes through this area. We are not sure if the road is centered in the easement or not. A question was asked as to how the additional right-of-way would be acquired. The answer was that the 60-foot right-of-way in total would be centered on a line that would represent the centerline of the existing 24-foot wide easement. The question was asked what would happen if the majority were in favor and were willing to give right-of-way for the project to proceed but there were a few minor holdouts--would the City Council consider condenmation and proceed with the project? The answer was that we were not sure. The City Council has proceeded very cautiously in the past in using their eminent domain powers. 230/30%2212. apr An Equal Opportunity Employer