HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. Wiklund Property Preservation - Updatei 1
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR DISCUSSION
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: January 14, 2004
AGENDA ITEM: Wiklund Property Preservation - Update
AGENDA SECTION: Updates
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Director of Parks and Recreation
AGENDA NO.:
ATTACHMENTS: Site Map and Acquisition Timeline
APPROVED BY:
On September 16, 2003, the City Council approved a resolution of support for preserving a 25 -acre parcel owned
by Aina Wiklund at 12110 Bacardi Avenue. An application was submitted to the Dakota County Farmland and
Natural Areas Program and the DNR Metro Greenway Program for the permanent preservation of her property.
At this time Ms. Wiklund is considering spitting her 25-acre parcel into a 6 -acre parcel and a 19 -acre parcel. The
19 -acre parcel would be acquired by the City through funds from the Metro Greenway and County Open Space
programs. The remaining 6 -acre parcel would provide Ms. Wiklund with life-estate and then be donated to an
environmentally focused non -profit organization, or possibly the City. Both parcels would have a permanent
conservation easement protecting the property from being developed.
On December 3, 2003, the Council approved ordering an appraisal of the property. The appraisal is part of the
early stages of the preservation process. Other stages include a survey, development of a fact sheet, appraisal
review, title work, conservation easement language, natural resource management plan, an option to purchase and
securing the funding.
Currently staff is working with the DNR and Dakota County staff to meet the requirements for receiving funding
from them. One issue being reviewed by staff is the location of Bacardi Avenue and the Wiklund property lines.
The attached map shows that the Wiklund property does not have any frontage on Bacardi Avenue. This small
parcel of land between the Wiklund property and Bacardi Avenue is owned by Earl Bester. Staff has spoken to
Mr. Bester about how he has handled this issue with other nearby land owners. Mr. Bester indicated that he had
sold the small piece of land to the land owner without the frontage. Staff is continuing to work on this issue,
along with the other items on the attached acquisition timeline.
RECOMMENDED ACTION /NOTES:
DRAFT WICKLUND PROPERTY ACQUISITION - WORK PLAN
X= date cmmnleted
Task
Res onsibie Part
Dec
Be in
Dec
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Jan
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Jan
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Feb
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Feb
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Mar
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Mar
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April
Begin
April
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May
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES
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Present timeline/funding Ian to City and Wicklund
DNR/FMR/Cit
X
Meet w/ Wicklund regarding easement limitations and get signed LBOR
FMR/DNR
X
Prepare survey/drawing survey/drawing of easement boundary
FMR/Wicklund
X
Prepare Legal description for 5 Ac subdivision
city
X
City Approves Subdivision
X
Appraisal
city
X
FNAP decision on funding
Dakota County
X
praisal Review
DNR
T itle Work /abstract update
cit
Conservation Easement language (2 separate Parcels )
DNR/City/Wicklund
X
NR Management Plans 2 parcels)
Cit /FMR/Wicklund
X
Purchase Agreement Cit NVickland for 20AC (contin ent on DNR easement)
City/Wicklund
X
DNR/Wicklund signed option for CE on 5Ac
X
DNR/City Option for CE on 20 Ac to City Attorney
DNR/City
X
City signs option for Conservation easement on 20Ac
City
X
DNR signs election to purchase CE's on both parcels
DNR
AGO title approval & closing paperwork
AGO /DNR
X
Property Reports'
FMR/DNR
X
Close
DNR/Cilt /Wicklund
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Aina Wiklund Property
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Scale 1:2,400 1 inch = 200 ft
0 80 100 240 320 Feet
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LEGEND
Wiklund property Bester prop
10 -ft contours