04-15-1969PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY. April 15. 1969 - 7:30 P.M.
INTRODUCTORY BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Reading of the minutes for March 18, 1969 and for April 7, 1969
meetings.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
4. Consideration of Quit Claim Deed for 10 foot easement west of
63rd Street and Dupont Avenue.
5. Consideration of 77th Street Right-of-way acquisition between
Lyndale and Garfields Avenue.
ADJOURNMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
April 11, 1969
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: INFORMATION ON APRIL 15, 1969 AGENDA ITEMS
The following two items are on the April 15, 1969 Planning Commission agenda:
Quit Claim Deed for 10 foot Easement west of 63rd Street and Dupont Avenue.
The City has received a letter from Donald H. Seel, Attorney, asking that the
City provide a Quit Claim Deed for a 10 foot easement located to the west of 63rd
Street and Dupont Avenue. You will recall that this is in the area which was re-
zoned last year for multiple -residence and is where an apartment house complex is
proposed for construction in the near future.
The attached sketch shows that 63rd Street has been previously vacated and
that the 10 foot easement referred to by Mr. Seel lies along the northern edge of
this section of vacated 63rd Street.
This 10 foot easement was originally deeded to the City for road purposes
because 63rd Street had only a 30 foot right-of-way at that location. Since this
action was taken, 63rd Street has been vacated and the city no longer has any use
for this 10 foot strip. This 10 foot strip is in the area where off-street parking
is planned for the proposed apartment house complex. The off-street parking con-
tract was approved by the City Council at the March 24, 1969 meeting.
Mr. Seel's request has been reviewed by the City Attorney and the City staff
and it is our recommendation that the Planning Commission recommend approval of a
Quit Claim Deed for this 10 foot strip. The strip was originally acquired without
consideration and, therefore, would involve no consideration at this time in this
action. The City Attorney advises that in effect this is a matter of clearing the
title for the land owner as Mr. Seel has suggested in his request to the City.
77th Street Right-of-way Acquisition between Lyndale and Garfield Avenues.
Approximately one year ago the City engaged in negotiations with Mr. Robert
Reddick concerning the purchase of the S2 of the right-of-way for 77th Street be-
tween Garfield and Lyndale Avenues. At that time the City agreed to offer $2,500
for the purchase of this right-of-way. Although Mr. Reddick originally wanted more
money for this land, he has now agreed to sell it to the City in the amount agreed
upon by the City Council last year.
The attached sketch shows, in red, the property owned by Mr. Reddick and pro-
posed to be purchased by the City for street right-of-way purposes.
We have recommended to the City Council that this right-of-way be acquired
and that a special assessment project be created to include the acquisition of
right-of-way, grading, surfacing, and concrete curb and gutter construction on this
one-half section of 77th Street.
Planning Commission
Memorandum (continued) - 2 - April 11, 1969
It is recommended that the Planning Commission make a recommendation to the
City Council for approval of this property acquisition for street right-of-way
purposes.
As you will note on the attached sketch, the acquisition of this land will
make it possible to have the same amount of right-of-way in this block of 77th
Street as in the area to the east.
Respectfully submitted,
Wayne S. Burggraaff
City Manager
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