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HomeMy WebLinkAbout#02 - City Owned Properties STAFF REPORT DATE: September 8, 2020 Workshop ITEM #: TO: City Council FROM: Ken Roberts, Planning Director AGENDA ITEM: City-owned Properties - Update REVIEWED BY: Ben Prchal, City Planner BACKGROUND: City staff has been directed to prepare an inventory of all City-owned property and identify the purpose of each property. The information contained in this report and in the attachments are in response to this request. On August 12, 2020, the City Council reviewed the information compiled by staff about all the City-owned properties in Lake Elmo. After some review and discussion, it was the direction of the City Council to have staff review in more detail the 8 properties that the purpose for use was unclear and bring an update back to the City Council at a future workshop. ISSUE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL: The City Council is being asked to review the inventory of the City-owned properties and provide City staff with direction about any potential changes or needs the City Council may determine for any or all of these properties. REVIEW AND ANALYSIS: City Review Process City staff compiled the list of City-owned properties by reviewing and analyzing Washington County property records. Staff determined there are 231 separate parcels totaling 978.5 acres in Lake Elmo that are currently owned by the City of Lake Elmo. Staff then prepared maps that show the location of each of the City-owned properties. For ease of review and mapping, staff divided the city into 4 quadrants to show the properties. I have attached several maps showing the location of the properties to this memo for your reference. Staff members reviewed each of the City-owned properties to determine the purpose of each parcel. Of the 231 properties, 58 are for storm water ponding, 20 are for trails and paths, 73 are for right-of-way and 39 are part of city parks. There also are 7 parcels with city buildings and 7 parcels with water system buildings or structures. I have attached a table that identifies each property with a number, its known purpose and size for your reference. Since the Council Workshop on August 12, staff has reviewed in more detail the 8 properties that City staff originally identified has not having a clear purpose. Through that review staff was able to determine the purpose for all but one of these properties. Staff is still not clear as to way the City owns the property identified as Number 198. This parcel is on the west side of Jamaca Avenue across from the closed landfill, is 3.7 acres in size and is land locked. I have attached maps showing this area of the City and the nearby properties in more detail. 2 Staff also has included several maps and images property Number 209 for your consideration. This parcel is on the east side of Demontreville Trail on the west side of Lake Demontreville. It is 1.55 acres in size and lies between Demontreville Trail and the west shore of Lake Demontreville. Councilmember Bloyer has expressed interest in having the City sell this property. The City Attorney reviewed the County records about this property and provided staff with the following information: The property was dedicated to the City in the plat of Lane’s Demontreville Country Club in 1925. The dedication language on the plat says that all “streets, lanes, paths, beaches and parks” shown on the plat are being dedicated to the public. The plat does not say what this particular lot was dedicating for (such as a park or a beach). Unfortunately, because it was dedicated to the City and not deeded to the City, all the City has is an easement interest over the property. The City does not own the property. The City could vacate its easement over the property, but that does not help the situation as the underlying property is technically owned by the person who platted the property. Since it was platted in 1925, we would need to research to find that person’s heirs and obtain a deed from them for the property. The City also would need to go through the usual vacation proceedings with respect to vacating its easement interest over the property. It probably is not worth the effort as the heirs will probably want some compensation for the deed and the public could raise issues with the vacation proceeding given that it is adjacent to the lake. If the City Council determines there may be a better or different use for one or several of the city-owned properties, then staff would recommend the Council direct staff to review and analyze in more detail the purpose and possible future use of each such property. Staff would compile this detailed information about each property and then bring a report back to the City Council. Sale Process If the City chooses to sell a property, the City may negotiate directly with an interested buyer, it can put out a request for proposals or have buyers submit a sealed bid for the property. Once the City finds an interested buyer, then it will need to enter into a purchase agreement with the buyer. The City is not required to do an appraisal but there should be justification for the purchase price so it can be shown that the property is being sold for fair market value. The Planning Commission would need to review the sale and determine that the sale is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and the City Council would need to approve the Purchase Agreement. FISCAL IMPACT: There are no known new fiscal impacts by keeping the properties as is. Some of the properties require on- going maintenance (such as storm water ponds and parks). If the City Council wants to sell or dispose of any of the City owned properties, this would require a review of the history and title of each to determine how or why the City acquired the property and what if any restrictions may have been placed on each parcel. This study would include more City staff time and research by the City Attorney to prepare. If the City does sell one or more properties, there would be potential for a net gain in income for the City above the costs for selling the property. OPTIONS: The City Council may: 3 • Do nothing thus leaving all the properties as they are. • Direct City staff to further analyze one or some of the city-owned properties. This study could be to determine the history of the property, what purpose it serves now and what if any purpose the City could foresee the property serving in the future. RECOMMENDATION: City staff is requesting direction from the City Council as to what, if any, next steps the City should take with any of the City-owned properties. ATTACHMENTS • Spread sheet (table) listing City-owned properties • Maps of City owned properties – (4 quadrants) • Location Map – Parcel #198 and Parcel #209 • Maps of City-owned property 198 • Maps of City-owned property 209 4 Parcel Number Category Acres 1 Right of way 4.49 2 Right of way 0.58 3 Right of way 0.2 4 Right of way 0.32 5 Right of way 0.46 6 Right of way 1.16 7 Right of way 0.02 8 Right of way 0.22 9 Right of way 0.21 10 Stormwater pond 0.76 11 Stormwater pond 1.57 12 Right of way 0.03 13 Stormwater pond 2.88 14 Right of way 0.06 15 Stromwater pond 0.11 16 Right of way 1.01 17 Right of way 2.75 18 Right of way 0.16 19 Right of way 0.92 20 Right of way 2.53 21 Right of way 1.76 22 Right of way 1.52 23 Right of way 0.02 24 Right of way 0.38 25 Stornmwater pond 3.08 26 Stornmwater pond 0.05 27 Stormwater pond 0.03 28 Stornmwater pond 1.13 29 Stormwater pond 1.47 30 Stormwater pond 5.88 31 Right of way 0.07 32 Stormwater pond 1.39 33 Stormwater pond 3.26 34 Right of way 0 35 Right of way 0.29 36 Stormwater pond 3.87 37 Stormwater pond 2.37 38 Stormwater pond 1.46 39 Stormwater pond 1.02 40 Hammes park 1.93 41 Stormwater pond 0.02 42 Stormwater pond 2.02 43 Stormwater pond 2.44 44 Walking trail 4.31 45 Stonegate park 6.04 46 Park/trail 0.39 47 Park/trail 0.22 48 Park/trail 0.21 49 Landscape island 0.11 50 Stormwater pond 5.28 51 Walking trail 0.13 52 Stormwater pond 4.9 53 Stromwater pond/trail 8.72 54 Stormwater pond 0.83 55 Goose Lake park 1.82 56 Right of way 0.36 57 Right of way 3.26 58 Stormwater pond 0.48 59 Right of way 0.23 60 Right of way 2.96 61 Stormwater pond 1.94 62 Right of way 0.14 63 Walking path 0.14 64 Walking path 0.47 65 Walking path 0.13 66 Walking path 0.32 67 Stormwater pond 8.47 68 Stormwater pond 1.41 69 Landscape island 0.68 70 Stormwater pond 6.34 71 Walking path 0.35 72 Walking path 0.17 73 Walking path 0.22 74 Walking path 0.4 75 Walking path 0.29 76 Walking path/ Stromwater 12.11 77 Watertower 0.46 78 Watertower 1.43 79 Potential stormwater area 0.49 80 Ridge park 23.47 81 Right of way 0.5 82 Lift station 0.19 83 Stormwater pond 0.56 84 Stormwater pond 3.75 85 Walking trail 0.15 86 Stormwater pond 3.6 87 Homested park 2.7 88 Stormwater pond 3.33 89 Walking trail 4.32 90 Right of way 0.55 91 Right of way 0.48 92 Stormwater pond 2.98 93 Stormwater pond 0.16 94 Stormwater pond 4.17 95 Stormwater pond 2.01 96 Legion Ave N. park 6.1 97 Potential utility corridor 0.28 98 Right of way 0.05 99 Right of way 0.05 100 Right of way 0.05 101 Right of way 0.05 102 Right of way 0.07 103 Right of way 0.05 104 Right of way 0.06 105 Right of way 0.09 106 Right of way 0.02 107 Right of way 0.1 108 Right of way 0.1 109 Right of way 0.02 110 Right of way 0.07 111 Right of way 0.07 112 Right of way 0.02 113 Stormwater drainage 0.36 114 Open space 0.26 115 Heritage park 8.21 116 Right of way 0.14 117 Stormwater drainage 0.37 118 Stormwater pond 1.77 119 Right of way 0.54 120 Potential stormwater area 0.55 121 Pump house 0.16 122 Heights park 6.6 123 Heights park 0.29 124 Stormwater drainage 0.37 125 Tablyn park 8.62 126 Public works building 7.5 127 Pebble park 0.34 128 Right of way 1.17 129 Sunfish park 13.49 130 Sunfish park 151.7 131 Community septic system 0.97 132 Right of way 0.67 133 Right of way 0.86 134 Potential stormwater area 0.28 135 Right of way 0.23 136 Right of way 0.55 137 Right of way 0.75 138 Right of way 0.56 139 Walking trail 2 140 Sunfish park 0.41 141 Sunfish park 40.71 142 Sunfish park 10.69 143 Stormwater pond 3.14 144 Stormwater pond 0.97 145 Stormwater pond 1.31 146 Stormwater pond 2.21 147 Stormwater pond 0.83 148 Stormwater pond 1 149 Stormwater pond 6.5 150 Reid park 6.83 151 Reid park 5.69 152 Reid park 2.9 153 Water tower 2.55 154 Walking path 2.75 155 Walking path 0.09 156 Easton Village park 1.36 157 Right of way 0.63 158 Reid park 30 159 Right of way 0.34 160 Watertower 1.19 161 Right of way 0.2 162 Right of way 0.11 163 Right of way 0.11 164 Right of way 0.38 165 Lake Elmo Fire Department 0.09 166 Lake Elmo Fire Department 0.1 167 Community septic system 1.37 168 Lions park 3.36 169 VFW park 3.23 170 Walking path 0.09 171 Walking path 0.06 172 Lake Elmo Fire Department 0.14 173 City Hall 2.06 174 City Hall 0.58 175 City Hall 1.5 176 Stormwater pond 2.14 177 Stormwater pond 13.18 178 Stormwater pond/trail 4.94 179 Stormwater pond 6.67 180 Stormwater pond 3.04 181 Walking path 0.2 182 Walking path 0.13 183 Stormwater pond 1.13 184 Stormwater pond 0.94 185 Firefly park 0.55 186 Stormwater pond 1.5 187 Stormwater pond 1.97 188 Stormwater pond 0.33 189 Stormwater pond 5.43 190 Walking path 1.51 191 Tana Ridge park 6.14 192 Right of way 0.8 193 Right of way 0.9 194 Sunfish park 61.68 195 Landfill 47.46 196 Community septic system 0.23 197 Right of way 2.6 198 Unidentified parcel 3.7 199 Potential stormwater area 3.33 200 Right of way 4.71 201 Pebble park 18.33 202 Pebble park 0.87 203 Right of way 0.33 204 Lake Olson 0.09 205 Lake Olson 0.51 206 Lake Olson 0.3 207 Right of way 1.48 208 Right of way 1.22 209 Lake Demontreville lakeshore property 1.55 210 Demontreville Wildlife park 8.72 211 Demontreville Wildlife park 14.76 212 Demontreville Wildlife park 3.21 213 Right of way 0.05 214 Drain field 0.14 215 Stormwater pond 0.18 216 Stormwater pond 0.14 217 Drain field 0.16 218 Right of way 0.05 219 Community septic system 0.25 220 Demontreville park 6.33 221 Right of way 0.06 222 Kleis park 6.94 223 Right of way 0 224 Right of way 0 225 Right of way 2.23 226 Stormwater pond 1.97 227 Stormwater pond 8.31 228 Pumphouse 1.38 229 St. Croix's Sanctuary 6.37 230 Former 3M property 172.6 231 Former 3M property 7.65 TOTAL 978.5 Group categories # of Parcels Acres by group # of right of way 73 47.58 # of stormwater ponds 58 162.78 # of parks 39 471.2 # of trails/walking path 20 30.06 # of unidentified parcels 1 3.7 # of City building 7 11.97 # of City water building 7 7.36 # of potential stormwater 4 4.65 TOTAL 739.3 141 158 177 142 115 227 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