Update on city-owned property located at 69/169

Direct staff to move forward with platting, zoning and road design and to bring to council contracts for sale of city-owned property at 69/169

Provide direction to staff to begin platting process and to complete necessary work to prepare property for sale including installation of road and utilities.

This property was acquired by the City from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.  There were a number of title issues that have now been cleared by the courts.

Staff from Engineering, Finance and Planning & Development are working on a new road design that will reduce the amount of right of way and also allow the road to be approved as a State Aid Route.  WSB would complete a final design including providing utilities and to submit to the State for final approval of State funding. 

Staff has worked with a number of potential purchasers and will bring contracts forward.  The site will need to be platted with a final master plan.  A new Phase 1 and additional Phase 2 work will need to be completed.  The former truck stop location still had VOC identified in 2014 that will need to be rechecked and possibly remediated.  The current Phase 1 Environmental for the site will need to be updated.

Proposed uses include Doggie Doos Spa and Retreat, Northstar Regional Rehab, a potential apartment development and business park parcels.  The site is currently zoned Highway Business and guided for commercial.