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<br />FYI <br /> <br />Pheasant Marsh 3rd Addition / Center Street Trail Stub <br /> <br />Pheasant Marsh, 3rd Addition has completed paving and curb. Bike paths and restoration were <br />tentatively scheduled for the week of September 25, 2006. Mr. Tedd Peterson walked the proposed <br />trail through Pheasant Marsh 3rd and the extension to Center Street with representatives of JR Hill (the <br />company installing the trail) and Bonestroo (City's engineering firm) to insure the placing of the trail <br />and the curves on the trail were conducive to plowing. The City is working with JR Hill to install the <br />trail stub from where the Pheasant Marsh trail ends to Center Street. The idea was this was the <br />opportunity to install this trail stub as without the stub the Pheasant Marsh trail will just end in the <br />field. Some issues have come up however, that will put the Center Street trail stub on hold. The <br />abutting property owner at 1890 Center Street has a fence and landscaping installed on the utility <br />easement of the out lot, approximately 30' outside of their property line. The City asked the property <br />owner to remove the fence and install it back within their property line. The homeowners report they <br />were told years ago the property was theirs. In researching the property, the out lot is not owned by the <br />City as was previously thought by City Staff, but was a tax forfeiture in 1992 and is owned by the <br />county. The City is currently pursuing the option of buying the out lot from the county and working <br />with the property owner to resolve the issue. <br /> <br />Update from Mr. Dallas Larson, City Administrator: <br /> <br />Downtown Redevelopment <br /> <br />The City's grant application to Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development will <br />have a decision in October. The grant focuses on Block 8, which is the block north of the city property. <br />(This concerns the Parks & Recreation Committee as the grant mentioned above includes <br />multiple trail stubs). <br /> <br />We met with Father Fitzgerald of St. Genevieve to discuss an option on the property they own next to <br />the lake (rectory). He indicated that they may consider an option for later purchase, but they are not <br />interested in parting with any property at the present time. I am working with the City attorney to draft <br />an option agreement that would give the City the opportunity to buy the property if they decide to sell. <br /> <br />30f3 <br />