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MEMORANDUM
ITO: Don Ashworth, City Manager OP(
FROM: Gary Warren, City Engineer G , Cot) ., . ____
IDATE February 8, 1989 te:a °;o:,
SUBJ: Authorize Condemnation Proceedings for Eckankar 77;"-- :;717"___.-Y..._
I Storm Water Detention Pond
File No. 87-2 f..-m-- 1 r.-_,.
1 As part of the West 78th Street detachment project, a storm water
detention pond is proposed for the lowland area located in the
II southeast corner of the Eckankar property. This is shown on the
attached excerpt from the approved feasibility study. As the
Council is no doubt aware, Eckankar has made application to the
City for construction of a church on this 175 acre site. This
I storm water detention pond is intended to serve the Eckankar pro-
perty as well as those properties indicated in the feasibility
study.
1 The West 78th Street Detachment plans and specifications are
nearing completion and are scheduled to be in front of the
Council for approval on March 13, 1989. It appears that the
I Eckankar submittal has been scheduled for review by the Planning
Commission at its March 1, 1989 meeting.
I It is our desire, and we have every good intention of obtaining
the storm water detention pond easement from Eckankar without
having to condemn this property ( see letter to Eckankar) . The
1 rough grading and subgrade correction work has already been
completed for the realignment as a part of the James development
work for West Village Heights Second Addition. It is anticipated
that Mr. James will aggressively pursue construction of his
I retail complex this spring; and as a result, our roadway work and
utility work, in particular the storm sewer improvements, needs
to be ready for construction with the opening of the spring
Iconstruction season.
Without the construction of the storm water retention pond on the
I Eckankar property, changes would need to be made to the develop-
ment plans for storm water management for this area which no
doubt would result in detrimental impacts to the Burdick and
James properties to accommodate this runoff .
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February 8 , 1989
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As mentioned earlier, we fully intend and believe that acquisi- 1
tion of this ponding site will result from the negotiations with
Eckankar as a part of their site improvements . However, since it II is unknown at this time as to the reception that the Eckankar
application will receive from the Planning Commission and the
Council and since the "quick-take" condemnation process normally
results in a 120-day cycle, it is important that we initiate the '
quick-take condemnation process at this time to protect our
options and guarantee that we will have access to this property
when needed this spring.
It is therefore recommended that the City Council authorize the
initiation of condemnation proceedings for the Eckankar property
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for the storm water detention pond area as indicated on the
attachment to this memo and that the City Attorney prepare the
necessary documents for initiating these proceedings. It is
understood as a part of this recommendation that staff will con-
tinue to negotiate with Eckankar to hopefully acquire this pro-
perty without the need for condemnation.
Attachments
1 . Feasibility study excerpt.
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2 . Storm water retention pond acquisition area.
3 . Letter to Eckankar dated October 28, 1988 .
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cc: Eckankar, c/o Peter Beck-Attorney
Gary Ehret, BRW
Charlie James
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October 28 , 1988 II
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Eckankar II 120 Scott Drive
P.O. Box 3100
Menlo Park, CA 94026
Re: Registered Land Survey No. 88 , Tract B II
Drainage and Roadway Easements
File No . 87-2
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Gentlemen:
As you have been made aware over the past year , the City of
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Chanhassen has authorized construction of improvements on County
Road 17 near Highway 5 and the detachment of West 78th Street
approximately 300 feet to the north from its current connection II with County Road 17 just to the east of your property . This pro-
ject basically completes the downtown redevelopment improvements
and is scheduled for construction in 1989 . The attached excerpt II from the approved feasibility study shows the overview of the
project as it relates to your property.
As a part of this project and the storm water management plan for
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the area, the City of Chanhassen is interested in acquiring ease-
ments for ponding of storm water in the natural low area located
in the southeast corner of your property . The general location II of this easement is shown in blue on the attached Exhibit A. The
City likewise is seeking temporary construction easements which
are shown in green on the attached map. We have also taken the II liberty to make provisions in this plan for location of a Fron-
tage road for accessing your site. The only guide that we have
had at this time to use in this regard is the previously approved
but never recorded "Chaparral on Lake Ann" plat approved by the
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City in 1981 .
The purpose of this letter is to initiate discussions for II obtaining these easements and your input as to the roadway access
to your site. Since the southeast corner of your property is a
natural lowland area, it is an ideal site for accommodating storm I
water runoff from the developments of which your property would
be a significant contributor. We are therefore seeking your
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NOctober 28 , 1988
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cooperation in obtaining these easements ana would appreciate
your response and comments.
As indicated above, we are looking for 1989 construction of this
' project and therefore need to move prudently forward with the
acquisition of these easements . After you have had a chance to
review this information, please feel free call m (612)
' 937-1900 . I will be happy to answer any questions you may
have.
Sincerely,
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
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41/1114 Warren, P.E.
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' Attachments: 1. Feasibility Study Excerpt.
2 . Exhibit A - Easement Map .
3 . Exhibit B - Enlargement of Easement.
cc : Roger Knutson, City Attorney
' Gary Ehret, BRW
Peter Beck , Attorney
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