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MAYOR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson Email: cityhall @ci.little- canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel R. Hanson, City Administrator DATE: September 21, 2001 RE: Condit Street Right -Of -Way Issues On Thursday, September 20, 2001, I met with the Zoch's and Mr. Bougie to discuss Condit right -of -way concerns. The primary focus of this discussion was a resolution adopted at the May 22, 1985 Council meeting indicating that 8.5 feet of additional right - of -way would be granted along the west side of Condit impacting the Zoch's property and the Larry Lee development. The final plat as executed provided for an additional 13.5 feet of right -of -way. We could find no minutes revising the final plat to reflect the 13.5 feet of additional right -of -way. The Zoch's want the Council to make a determination as to the appropriateness of that situation. They would also like the Council to either compensate them for the additional 5 feet of right-of-way or return the right -of -way to them through a vacation. I informed them that the City Attorney may have to render a legal opinion to the Council before you would make a policy decision on this matter. I also informed them that from a staff standpoint, my recommendation would be to retain the right -of -way as platted in order to more closely meet City standards for street right -of -way width (46.5 feet of right -of -way versus our standard of 50 feet). Another issue I discussed with the Zoch's was the impact the reconstruction of Condit would have on their existing trees. I indicated to them that based on the existing pavement width of 26 feet in front of their home, 4 feet of additional pavement would be necessary. It is my opinion that additional width could be added to their side of the street without impacting the existing trees. However, construction of a retaining wall on the west side of Condit may be necessary. I also informed them that I could not guarantee that action at this time as conditions could change before the roadway is ultimately reconstructed thereby impacting final design decisions. Page 95