5.4. SR 09-08-2003 Howard R, Green Gompany
September 4, 2003
File: 815791J-O030
Item 5.4.
The Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Elk River
13065 Orono Parkway
Elk River, MN 55330
RE:
CASCADE INDUSTRIAL PARK
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Dear Council Members:
On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, City staff met with the developers of-Cascade Industrial Park
located in the southeastern part of the City, regarding potential public improvements to construct the
streets and storm drainage system. Staff provided the developers with a blank Petition, Waiver and
Agreement for Installation of Public Improvements and Assessment of the Cost Thereof, as prepared
by the City Attorney for just such a request. Attached is a copy of the executed petition. At this time,
this does not constitute an adequate petition, because a couple of blanks are not filled in correctly,
and the attached petition is not properly signed by an officer of the corporation. I have been in
discussions with the developers of Cascade Industrial Park and anticipate that we will have a fully
executed adequate petition by Monday evening.
Staff is in support of the developer's request to have the public improvement process utilized to install
the streets and storm drainage system in the industrial park. Lori Johnson, Finance Director, has
indicated that she is currently working on a bond request for other public improvements in the City and
could easily add this project to that bond request. She has also indicated to the developers that she
would recommend up to a seven-year period for repayment of theassessments.
If the City Council concurs and would like to initiate the public improvements in Cascade Industrial
Park based on an adequate petition being available for the City Council at Monday evening's meeting,
attached are two resolutions the Council should consider adopting. The first declares the adequacy of
the petition for improvement and orders the preliminary feasibility report. The second orders the
preparation of plans and specifications. The developer has indicated in discussions with staff that
they have a potential user ready to occupy the industrial park and are very interested in having the
improvements in place by this fall. This short time schedule requires that we present a resolution
authorizing the preparation of plans at the same the feasibility is initiated.
If you have any questions regarding this issue or either resolution, I will be in attendance at your
September 8, 2003 City Council meeting.
Sincerely,
Howard R. Green Company
Terry J. Maurer, P.~.
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1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 ° 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389
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RESOLUTION 03-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE ADEQUACY OF THE
PETITION FOR IMPROVEMENT AND ORDERING THE
PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY REPORT IN THE MATTER
OF THE CASCADE INDUSTRIAL PARK IMPROVEMENT OF 2003.
WHEREAS
the City has received a petition (the Petition) requesting that the City improve
certain property by installing public streets and storm drainage system (the
Improvement); and
WHEREAS
the City has reviewed the petition and identified the owner of the real property
abutting the streets named in the Petition and determined the Petition has been
duly executed by the owners of not less than 35% in frontage of the real property
abutting on the streets named in the Petition as the location of the improvement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota:
The Petition is hereby declared to have been signed by the owners of at least 35% of the
frontage of the real property abutting on the streets named in the petition as the location
of the improvement. This declaration is made in conformity to Minnesota Statutes,
Section 429.035.
This Petition is hereby referred to Howard R. Green Company who is instructed to
provide to the City Council a report advising, in a preliminary way, whether the proposed
improvement is feasible and whether the improvement should thus be made as
proposed or in connection with some other improvement and the estimated cost of the
improvement as recommended.
Passed and adopted this 8th day of September, 2003.
Stephanie A. Klinzing, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patrick D. Klaers, City Administrator
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RESOLUTION 03-
A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS IN
THE MATTER OF THE CASCADE INDUSTRIAL PARK IMPROVEMENT
OF 2003
WHEREAS
a petition, waiver and agreement for installation of public improvements and
assessment of the cost therefore has been received from the developers of
Cascade Industrial Park; and
WHEREAS
the City Council has adopted a resolution declaring the adequacy of the petition
for improvement and ordering the preliminary feasibility report in the matter of
Cascade Industrial Park; and
WHEREAS the developers have asked for an expedited time schedule which would allow for
the consideration of installation of the public improvements in 2003;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota:
Howard R. Green Company is hereby designated as Project Engineer for this
improvement. The Project Engineer is directed to prepare plans and specifications for
the making of the improvement and the solicitation of competitive bids.
Passed and adopted this 8th day of September, 2003.
Stephanie A. Klinzing, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patrick D. Klaers, City Administrator
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