Adopt Resolution #22-098 Accepting Trail/Sidewalk Easement Over Portions of 5427 Alpine Drive NW (Project No. 21-127); Case of Rademacher Family Limited Partnership

In 2021, the City Council approved a Plat and Site Plan for G-Will Liquors at 5427 Alpine Drive NW (the "Subject Property").  The Site Plan includes a proposed future trail and a proposed future sidewalk along Trunk Highway 47 and Alpine Drive, respectively.  Both of these improvements will be either partially or entirely on the Subject Property and thus, a Trail/Sidewalk Easement is necessary.

Notification is not required.

The property owner, Rademacher Family Limited Partnership (the "Property Owner"), has agreed to grant a twelve (12) foot wide Trail Easement along the western boundary of the Subject Property.  This will reserve a corridor for a future trail that would not be subject to review and approval by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), as it would be outside of the right-of-way for Trunk Highway 47.  Similarly, the Property Owner has also agreed to grant a Trail Easement over the southern twelve (12) feet of the Subject Property for a future sidewalk. Alpine Drive has a slight curve while the right-of-way is a straight line.  The sidewalk would follow the curvature of the road, which would result in it encroaching onto the Subject Property.  

The Property Owner will be responsible for recording the Trail Easement Agreement.

Staff recommends accepting the Trail Easement.

Motion to adopt Resolution #22-098 approving an Easement Agreement and accepting an easement for trail and sidewalk purposes over portions of the Subject Property.