10-13-2009 Council Work Session Packet

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�, MEMORANDUM To: Mayor& Council Ron Olson, Finance Director Willie Gibbs, On-Site Systems Manager Tom Kellogg, City Engineer Don DeBaere, Public Works Supervisor Soren Mattick, City Attorney From: Mike Gaffron, Asst. City Admin. - Long Term Strategy Date: October 2, 2009 Subject: City Property at 1180 Lyman Avenue - Future Cul-de-sac Analysis Attachments: A - Area Topographic Sketch Showing: - Existing Lot Lines (Gray) - Existing Cul-de-sac Dedication (Yellow) with Distances to Homes - Preferred Future Cul-de-sac Location (Red) B - Sketch of Future Cul-de-sac Location Options Considered C - Preferred Layout with Conceptual (very rough) Grading Plan D - Recommended Road Easement to be Retained E - Staff Memo of January 9, 2009 For background on this property, see the memo of January 9. Per that memo, staff is pursuing a path that will lead to sale of the property to the adjacent neighbor, Brian Palmer at 1190 Lyman Avenue, subject to retention of an easement far a future cul-de-sac. The private portion of Lyman Avenue ends in a branching-off of driveways to serve 3 developed properties. There is no formal cul-de-sac or turnaround area. The City has through the years acquired 3/4 of the area necessary to develop a cul-de-sac, via 1) dedication on the plat of Wood- End Acres and 2) via granting of an easement over the 1180 Lyman Avenue parcel. These are shown in Yellow on the attached sketches and drawings. Prior to resale of the property, we needed to determine whether additional easements or dedications of right-of-way are required, and whether there are any conflicts between Palmer's intended use and the City's interests. In order to gain the information needed to make such a determination, the property was surveyed and staked to show the location of the acceptable mound system replacement site and the existing cul-de-sac easements (See Exhibit B). There is no conflict between the septic site and the existing dedicated cul-de-sac area. However, the septic site is near the southeast border of the property, which has two implications: locating a jfuture cul-de-sac at the center of the property near where the former house stood is no longer an ' option; and consequently, replatting to create a central cul-de-sac outlot with small parcels either ''� side to be sold off to Palmer and Phillips respectively, is no longer a viable option. 1.