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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP April 6, 1987 CITY of ANDOVER SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL 6, 1987 MINUTES A Special Mee ti ng of the Andover City Council was cal led to order by Mayor Jerry Windschltl on Apr i I 6, 1987, 5:30 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover Minnesota, to discuss the Hanson Bou]evard extension right of way acquisition and the Ron Herman mining permit. Councilmen present: Ell ing, Kn i gh t (left at 6:10), Orttel Councilman absent: Lachinski Also present: County Commissioner, Natalie Haas-Steffen: County Highway Engineers, Paul Ruud and Jon Erickson; and City Administrator/ Engineer, James Schrantz HANSON BOULEVARD EXTENSION RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION Mayor Windschitl explained the difficulty the City is having in acquiring the right of way for the Hanson Boulevard extension project. The costs are getting such that the City does not have the resources to purchase the property, plus the assessability of some of the parce1s is also in question. The Mayor offered the possibility of stopping the project, letting the county take over the north one-half mile because it is an existing right of way, real ign the roadway to fol low the 40 line west of Ward Lake Drive, reaiign the roadway one-ha]f mile west, or redesign the road to move It slightly west on Ward Lake Drive and slightly east by the Walker property to eliminate the major issues in the project. Discussion was on the problems encountered, with the Counc I I questioning whether such wide right of ways are really needed. Commissioner Hass-Steffen noted the difficulties and additional costs the county has run into on other major roadways where insuff icient easements were taken at the tIme the road was built. She felt i t is more responsible to take the correct amount now before the project is done, even i f it won't be needed for many years, to avoid problems in the future. Discussion was also on the costs both the City and county have already incurred on this project, the addit i ana] costs of rerouting the road at this point, and how rerouting would affect the continuation through Oak Grove. Commissioner Hass-Steffen stated the county policy of acquirIng easements on existing road applies to county-designated roads only. Ward Lake Drive is a city street. Discussion continued f0110wing the Herman MinIng Permit. r Special CI ty Council Mee t! ng Minuto:<ô - ^¡:¡ri 1 ti, 1987 Page 2 RON HERMAN MINING PERMIT MOTION by OrtteI, Seconded by Knight, that we approve a Mining Permit on the Herman property south of County Road 20 for Gammon Brothers, Inc. , to remove a sand hil I as shown on their drawings dated March 11 ; subject to the approval of the City Engineer of the before and after drawings and subject to Round Lake Boulevard being used as the haul route. Motion carried on a 4-YES, I-ABSENT (Lachinskl) vote. HANSON BOULEVARD EXTENSION RIGHT OF WAY EXTENSION. CONTINUED It was agreed Mr. Ruud would attempt to gain county MSA designation for the northern one-half mile of Ward Lake Drive so the City could use MSA funds to acquire the easements along that portion of the road. Discussion returned to the specific problems the City has encountered in purchasing the easements and on the suggested changes to the design to avoid those problem areas proposed by Mr. Schrantz (Councilman Knight left at this time. 6: 10 p.m.) Mr. Schrantz proposed a staged right of way purchase for those easements that involve a number of ornamental trees, etc., which are proving to be very costly to the City at this time. The City would acquire enough for the roadbed; and when the road Is widened In the future, the county would purchase the remaining easements. Mr. Ruud stated he would check on a staged right-of-way purchasing policy. The Counc i I brought up the drainage issue for the project, ask I ng who would be responsible. Mr. Ruud stated he would check on whether or not the ditch that runs through there is a county ditch. Commissioner Hass-Steffen agreed to ask the county attorney who wouJd defend any litigation on storm draInage for the project. It was agreed the county staff would work with Mr. Schrantz in an attempt to resolve the problems. MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by El ling, to adjourn. Motion carried on a 3-YES; 2-ABESENT (Knight, Lachinski) vote. Meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ·'\\;~~~/·t~L Marc~lla A. Peach Recording Secretary