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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2018
AGENDA #: 5B
PREPARED BY: JASON WEDEL, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER
PRESENTED BY: JASON WEDEL
AGENDA ITEM:
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A ZERO DOLLAR PERMIT WITH MNDOT TO
TEMPORARILY UTILIZE A DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT FOR STORM
SEWER IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2019 TH13 TRAIL
IMPROVEMENTS
GOAL AREA AND
OBJECTIVE:
Transportation & Mobility
3. Integrate trails to link neighborhoods with city and regional assets.
5. Focus on key corridors that take advantage of collaboration with state and
county projects.
DISCUSSION: Introduction
The City Council is being asked to consider approval of a resolution authorizing
the Mayor and City Manager to execute a permit with MnDOT for utilizing the
City’s existing drainage and utility easement along TH13 as part of the drainage
improvements associated with the trail construction from Duluth Avenue to Anna
Trail.
History
As part of the 2019 TH13 Reclamation Project a new pedestrian trail will be
constructed along the west side of TH13 from Five Hawks Avenue north to Anna
Trail. This includes construction of the trail adjacent to several existing
commercial properties including Subway, Honest-1 Auto Care, and Klein Bank.
Each of these businesses currently discharges surface storm water runoff from
their parking lots through openings in their curb and into the existing ditch along
TH13.
With the construction of the new trail between these parking lots and the ditch
along TH13, it was necessary to incorporate storm water improvements to prevent
the storm water runoff from flowing across the surface of the new trail and causing
long term maintenance issues. The improvements include constructing catch
basins in the respective parking lots and directing the storm water runoff into storm
sewer pipes that will be installed beneath the new trail and outlet into the ditch
along TH13.
The construction of the catch basins and storm sewer on these properties requires
temporary easements to accommodate the construction on private property. City
staff worked with the owners of all three properties to obtain the necessary
easements. All three property owners were very cooperative and agreed to
provide the temporary easements at no cost to the City.
Current Circumstances
Two of the three affected properties are platted lots. As part of the platting
process 10-foot drainage and utility easements were dedicated to the City along
the property lines of both the Subway and Honest-1 Auto Care properties. The
City therefore has the right to utilize those existing easements for utility purposes
which includes storm sewer improvements. The Klein Bank property is not a
platted lot, so the City had to obtain a permanent drainage and utility easement for
the proposed storm sewer improvements.
The TH13 project is being contracted and managed by MnDOT. Since the
drainage and utility easements are dedicated to the City of Prior Lake, MnDOT is
requesting approval of a zero dollar permit to construct the new storm water
improvements within the City’s easements. A copy of the proposed permit is
attached to this memo.
ISSUES: The impacted property owners are aware of the proposed storm sewer
improvements and have agreed to the work. This permit with MnDOT is a
technical requirement that is being done at the request of MnDOT to allow them to
work within the existing easements that are dedicated to the City.
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
The requested permit from MnDOT is a zero dollar permit, so there is no financial
consideration associated with this permit.
ALTERNATIVES: 1. Motion and a second as part of the consent agenda approving a resolution
authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute a zero dollar permit to
MnDOT to temporarily utilize a drainage and utility easement for storm sewer
improvements associated with the TH13 Reclamation Project.
2. Motion and a second to remove this item from the consent agenda for
additional discussion.
RECOMMENDED
MOTION:
Alternative #1
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 18-___
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A ZERO
DOLLAR PERMIT TO MNDOT TO TEMPORARILY UTILIZE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY
EASEMENTS FOR STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TH13
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Motion By: Second By:
WHEREAS, the City of Prior Lake has interest in property described as: Parcel 217 per Control
Section 701 (13=117) 901; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will need to temporarily
utilize said real property to construct, maintain, and operate the Trunk Highway 13;
and
WHEREAS, a zero dollar permit to construct was drafted by MnDOT; and
WHEREAS, the City of Prior Lake agreed to the terms of the zero dollar permit to construct.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City of Prior Lake hereby approves and authorized temporary easement by permit to
the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
3. The City of Prior Lake Council hereby authorizes the Mayor and City Manager to sign the
Zero Dollar Permit to Construct.
Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 1st day of October 2018
VOTE Briggs McGuire Thompson Braid Burkart
Aye ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Frank Boyles, City Manager