ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request for One of the Following:
A. APPROVE the PURCHASE of Real Estate Located at 1428 WEST NORTHMOOR ROAD, for the Amount Not-to-Exceed $180,000.00, as an Opportunity Acquisition for the NORTHMOOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS from ALLEN ROAD to UNIVERSITY STREET; or,
B. APPROVE the Payment of $20,000.00 to the Owner of 1428 WEST NORTHMOOR ROAD, for a Temporary Construction Easement for the NORTHMOOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS from ALLEN ROAD to UNIVERSITY STREET. (Council District 4)
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BACKGROUND: The Northmoor Road project, from Allen Road to University Street, is the final phase of improvement to this arterial street that needs significant infrastructure repair. The segments of Northmoor Road between University Street and Knoxville Avenue have been previously reconstructed in the past eight years. The design of the proposed section of Northmoor Road follows Complete, Green Streets infrastructure policies, by installing a permeable pavement bike/walktrail, new sidewalks, pedestrian-scale street lighting, and a new concrete pavement roadway.
Staff has negotiated temporary and permanent easements with more than forty (40) adjacent property owners to-date.
To build the bike/walktrail and blend in the adjacent ground, as well as to adjust the driveway of the subject property (1428 W. Northmoor Road, PIN 14-17-326-004), staff requires a temporary construction easement of approximately 2,500 square feet. The work will require the removal of several mature trees.
Several rounds of negotiations have resulted in the counter-offer choice from the owners. The amount of $20,000.00 for a temporary construction easement is significantly higher than any recent comparable payments for temporary easements on this project, or other recent projects.
The purchase of the whole property, while not required in its entirety for the roadway project, may offer some benefits. For example, the...
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