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CHANHASSEN
1 0‘ 14 ' 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
Action by City Administrator
1 MEMORANDUM tri'::,,:.
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1 TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
Date Sat n, ;ted to Co91m :ssiort
FROM: Charles Folch, City Engineer 40 0--)
Date SJb- - .irted to Council
DATE: November 1 / —'
o ember 17, 1992
1 SUBJ: Authorize Preparation of Feasibility Study for Extension of Utilities to
Gateway West Business Park
1 Project No. 92 -17
' Over the past few months staff has had a number of discussions and meetings with
representatives of the Gateway Partnership /Opus Corporation concerning office /industrial
development of the 160 -acre parcel located in the southeast quadrant of Trunk Highway 5
and Trunk Highway 41. Concept plans have been submitted to the Planning Department
for review which depict the first phase of development occurring in the southwest corner of
the property immediately north of 82nd Street which is the corporate limits between
1 Chanhassen and Chaska. This location for Phase I is primarily dictated by the timing of
sanitary sewer and water service to the property. The overall property was previously
proposed to be served by Phase II of the Upper Bluff Creek Trunk Utility Improvement
Project; however, it will likely be a few years before these trunk utility improvements are
able to serve the property.
1 During the discussions and meetings with the Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Waste
Control Commission and the City of Chaska concerning interim diversion of Chaska sewer
flow through Chanhassen into the Lake Ann Interceptor, four areas in Chanhassen were
1 identified as being more logically served by gravity flow to Chaska. The southwest comer
of the Gateway Partnership /Opus Corporation property (Phase I) was one of the four sites
identified.
The City of Chaska and the as a d t e City of Chanhassen are prepared to execute an agreement to
allow these four defined areas to be served by Chaska. From a timing standpoint, sanitary
sewer and water service to Phase I of the Gateway Partnership /Opus development is more
readily available from Chaska.
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I Don Ashworth
November 17, 1992 -
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I I have received an estimate of $2,100 to prepare the feasibility report to identify the specific
improvement elements and associated costs with this proposed project. It is therefore
recommended that authorization be given to prepare the feasibility report for this extension
1 of utilities to Gateway West Business Park, Project No. 92 -17 conditioned upon the City of
Chanhassen and the City of Chaska executing the Joint Utility Service Agreement and the
that the developer, Gateway Partnership /Opus Corporation, provide a cash escrow or letter
of credit in the amount $2,100 to secure the cost for this study.
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I Attachments: 1. Location Map.
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I 2. Letter from BRA dated 11/11/92.
3. Letter from Opus Corporation dated 8/4/92.
4. Letter from Opus Corporation dated 4/15/92.
I c: Dave Hempel, Sr. Engineering Technician
Phil Gravel, BRA
I Michele Foster
John Uban
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1 Otto G. Bonestroo. P.E. Howard A. Sanford. P.E. Michael P Rau, P.E. Mlles 8. Jensen, P.E.
B onestroo Robert W Rosene, P.E.• Keith A. Gordon, P.E. Agnes M. Ring, A.I.C.P L. Phillip Gravel III, P.E.
Joseph C. Andedik, P.E. Robert R. Pfefferle, P.E. Thomas W. Peterson. P.E. Karen L. Wiemeri. P.E.
I Rosene Marvin L Sorvala. PE. Richard W. F P.E. Michael C. Lynch. P.E. Gary D. Kristofttz. P.E.
vi • Richard E. Turner, P.E. David O. Foster. oss a. P.E. James R. Maland. P.E. F Todd Foster, P.E.
Anderlik & Glenn R. Cook. P.E. Robert C. Russek. A.I.A Jerry D. Pertzsch. P.E. Keith R. Yapp. P.E.
Thomas E. Noyes. PE. Jerry A. Bourdon. PE. Kenneth P Anderson. P.E Shawn D. Gustafson. PE
Robert G. Schunicht. PE. Mark A. Hanson. P.E. Mark R. Rolfs. PE Cecilia Olivier, P.E.
Associates M Eberlin, C.PA. Michael T. Rautmann. P.E. Mark A. Seip. P.E. Charles A Erickson
I *Senior Consultant Ted K. Field. PE. Gary W Morien. PE Leo M. Pawelsky
Thomas R. Anderson. ALA_ Daniel J. Edgerton. PE. Harlan M. Olson
Engineers & Architects Donald C. Burgardt. PE Daryl K. Kirschenman. PE James F Engelhardt
Thomas E. Angus, PE. Philip J. Caswell. P.E.
. Ismael Martinez, P.E. Mark D. Wallis. P.E.
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Mr. Charles Folch, P.E.
I City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
1 Re: NW 1/4 Section 16
Gateway Partnership /OPUS Property
1 Our File No. 393 -gen
Dear Charles:
1 As requested, we have estimated the cost to prepare a mini report for the southern portion
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of the above referenced property. We can prepare the report for $2,100 which will include
1 evaluating the effects of the development on Chaska 's existing sanitary sewer to the south.
In accordance with our standard contract, this amount will be credited against any
i subsequent design associated with the effort.
Please contact Bob Schunicht or me if you have any questions or require any additional
information.
Sincerely,
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OPUS. 900 Opus Center Mailing Address C 1
9900 Bren Road East P.O. Box 150
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 -9600 Minneapolis, Minnesota 554.0 -0150 .
612-936-4444 Fax 612 - 936 -4529 rr''
August 4, 1992
Mr. Charles Folch 1 \ -7 e
Director of Public Works /City Engineer
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Re: Report for Upper Bluff Creek District
Project No. 91 -17
February, 1992 '
Dear Mr. Folch:
In behalf of Gateway Partners, owners of the Gateway Business Park property located south and 1
west of TH 41 at TH 5, I request a meeting with you, Mr. Paul Krause, City Planner and Phil
Gravel of Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderiek & Associates, to discuss current city plans for extension of
sewer and water to the subject property. We are very anxious to find out the city's schedule and
expected cost for extending utilities by the summer of 1993 to the subject property.
In this context it should be mentioned that the city of Chaska has offered to serve a portion of the
Gateway property with sewer and water. As I understand it, an agreement between Chaska and
Chanhassen is in the works to allow for such an alternative if feasible. We are very interested in
having this alternative explored to determine the nature, cost and timing of such an extension
through Chaska. As such, we request that the feasibility study for the Upper Bluff Creek District
be amended to allow exploration of the Chaska alternative for serving a portion of the Gateway
property with sewer and water.
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Please give me a call at 936 -4419 when you have had a chance to set up the meeting between us,
Paul Krause and Phil Gravel of Bonestroo. In a conversation I had with Paul Krause yesterday, he
indicated that August 14 at 9:00 a.m. was a good time for him. Let me know. Thanks.
Sincerely,
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Robert A. Worthinl AICP
Executive Director - Governmental Affairs
CITY OF C ANHASSEN
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cc: Howard Dahlgren
Michele Foster AU G 0 v 1992
Paul Steiner
Randy Travalia
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Opus Corporation is an affiliate of the Opus group of companies — Architects, Contractors, Developers
Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Pensacola, Phoenix, Seattle, Tampa
OPUS CORPORATION • "`^
♦• DESIGNERS• CONTRACTORS• DEVELOPERS
800 Opus Center Mailing Address
9900 Bren Road East P0. Box 150
Minnetonka. Minnesota 55343 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
1612) 936-4444 •. Fax (612) 936-4529
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April 15, 1992
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' Mr. Don Ashworth
City Manager
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
1 Chanhassen, MN 55317
RE: Public Improvement Project #91 -17
1 Dear Mr. Ashworth:
' Opus Corporation, in behalf of the Chaska Gateway Partners, owners of the
property at TH 41 & 5, requests further consideration of the exclusion of
the subject property from the Phase I public improvement construction
schedule endorsed by Council at its meeting last evening.
As you know, I appeared before the Council at that meeting to question and
protest the abnormally high cost of the improvements as contained in the
original Feasibility Report #91 -17 by Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik &
Associates. However, we did not speak to the phasing of improvements issue
because little discussion was raised concerning the proposed phasing plan.
I quite frankly did not receive a copy of the Staff Report containing the
' phasing recommendation until late yesterday afternoon and due to my busy
schedule did not have opportunity to read all of its contents. I only
discovered that the subject property was not included in the initial
' construction phase after the item was acted on by the Council. This was my
error and I apologize for it. But we feel the process still has room for us
to request further consideration of the matter to see if inclusion of the
subject property in the initial construction phase of the proposed
improvement schedule is possible.
We feel that if our property is not included in the initial phasing of the
' proposed improvement schedule, then a significant business opportunity will
be lost if we have to wait until late '93 —'94 for extension of utilities.
Therefore, we request time on the next Council agenda to further discuss the
phasing aspect of Improvement Project #91 -17.
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Mr. Don Ashworth
April 15, 1992
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Please let me know if this matter can be placed on the April 27th Council 1
agenda. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Robert A. Worthingt'., AICP
Executive Director
Governmental Affairs
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cc: Don Chmiel, Mayor 1
Charlie Folch, City Engineer
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