4.7. SR 06-30-1997'ity of
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Item # 6.7.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Mayor and City Council
Steve Ach, City Planner_~f~
June 30, 1997
SUBJECT: Sale of Property to Larry Morrell
Request
Consider the sale of city-owned property along 171st Avenue adjacent to
property owned by Larry Morrell.
Overview
This issue was presented to the Mayor and City Council at the June 16th City
Council meeting. At that meeting there was no decision made regarding sale
of the subject property. Staff has talked with Mr. Morrell this past week to
discuss his interest in purchasing the property. As stated at the June 16th
meeting, Mr. Morrell would prefer to have the city deed the property to him
for his use.
As presented in the staff report to the City Council dated June 16th, the
Council has basically three options:
Retain ownership of the property
Deed the property to Mr. Morrell at basically no cost
Sell the property to Mr. Morrell at some determined value
Recommendation
If the Council wishes to sell the property to Morrell Transfer, staff would
recommend the following conditions:
The sale price of the 6,000 sq. ft. property be based on the sale price
the city purchased the property from Mr. Eull. The total sale price
would be in the vicinity of $2,200.
13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425
Memo to the Mayor and City Council/Morrell
June 30, 1997
Page 2
2. A 25' foot green space be retained along 1718t and be used for
landscaping purposes. Landscaping shall include earth berming and a
plant material to provide an aesthetic enhancement along 1718t
Avenue.
A total of 120' of right-of-way be retained for the possible construction
of an acceleration lane for trucks leaving the Morrell site.
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River
Item# 7.6.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM: Steve Ach, City Planner..~~
DATE:
June 16, 1997
SUBJECT: Sale of Property to Larry Morrell
Request
Consider the sale of city owned property along 171st Avenue, adjacent to
property owned by Larry Morrell.
Location
The south side ofl71st Avenuejust west ofthe Burlington Northern Railroad
tracks
Attachments
Location map
Map of the property
Overview
Larry Morrell is requesting the city consider selhng property on the south
side of 171st Avenue that was acquired from Roger Eull for the 171st Avenue
project. The property is a triangular piece approximately 6,000 sq. ft. in
area. This property is adjacent to the subject site under consideration for
rezoning, preliminary plat and a conditional use permit to allow the
relocation of Morrell Transfer from their current location at the intersection
of Jackson and School Street. The sale of the property will allow Morrell's to
develop the area for parking purposes.
Right of Way
The City Engineer has suggested the need for an acceleration lane on the
south side of 171st. This lane would allow vehicles that need to stop at
railroad crossings a place to do so; it would also provide an acceleration lane
for trucks exiting the Morrell Transfer site. In order to accommodate this
13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425
Memo to the Mayor and City Council/Property Sale
June 16, 1997
Page 2
lane, a 120 foot right-of-way will be needed. It is recommended that if the
Council decides to sell this piece of property the City retain enough to provide
for a total right-of-way width of 120 feet.
Landscaping Area
The second issue relates to maintaining 25 feet of the property exclusively for
landscaping purposes. The 25 feet will allow enough room for MorreLl to
construct berming and landscaping to enhance the visual appearance along
171st Avenue.
Value of Property
As mentioned above the city purchased the property (37,500 sq. ft.) from
Roger Eull for approximately $13,500.00. One option the Council has is to
sell to Mr. Morrell the property (6,000 sq. ft.) at a prorated price. Based on
the area requested to be purchased, the value would be approximately
$2,200.00.
Recommendation
If the City Council sells Morrell Transfer the requested property, staff would
recommend the following:
The sale price of the 6,000 sq. ft. be based on the same price the City
purchased the property from Mr. Eull. The total sale price would be in
the vicinity of $2,200.00.
25 feet of the purchased property along 171st be used for landscaping
purposes. The landscaping shall include earth berming and plant
material to provide an aesthetic enhancement along 171st Avenue.
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A total of 120 feet of right-of-way be retained for the possible
construction of an acceleration lane.
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