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§Z71 < L7a/ZCd(% 515 Little Canada Road. Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www. ci. tittle -canad a. Inn. us TO: FROM: DATE: RE: MEMORANDUM( Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council Joel Hanson, City Administrator January f4, 2005 MCES Easement over Public Works Garage Property MAYOR Michael 1. Fahey COUNCIL Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour Bill Blesener ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson Attached is the revised easement for Metropolitan Council Environmental Services for their inceptor relocation project that involves our current Public Works Garage site. (See map attached for impact.) This document has been revised pursuant to Greg Schroeder's letter of October 8, 2004 (copy attached). The City Attorney has reviewed and approved its current form. This topic was discussed at our October 13, 2004 meeting. The transcript of those minutes is as follows: MCES INTERCEPTOR EASEMENT ACQUISITION The City Administrator reported that as the result of the Unweave the Weave project, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services needs to relocate its interceptor to a new alignment near the Public Works Garage. Therefore, Met Council is seeking an easement from the City. 0 lesener asked if this easement will impact the value of the Public Works property. The City Administrator did not believe so. The City Administrator noted the conditions that he is recommending relative to this easement as outlined in his report dated October 8, 2004. The Administrator suggested that the easement documents be redrafted to reflect these conditions and that the redrafted documents be brought back to the Council at a future meeting. Based on the revised easement document, staff recommends approval of the easement at a purchase price of 86,500 plus reimbursement of our legal costs associated with preparation of the revised document. cc: Dick Potts, SRI; Consulting Group, Inc.