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• 27 April 1979 RECEDED APR 2?19I 9 MEMORANDUM TO: fOrvil Johnson, City Administrator City of Mendota Heights RE: Vacation of Clement Street • HOWARD DAHLGREN ASSOCIATES CONSULTING I Mcppi'n asiCD P L A N N E R S ONE GPOVF- LAND TEPPACE 14IN NEAPOLIS, idI NNF 7,OTA 55403 qi: .177 ]57G 1. Attached to this memo is a map which we have prepared indicating the street pattern and lot lines on the topographical map of this area of the City at a scale of 1"=200'. Also indicated on the map is the park area owned by she City, properties owned by the Sommerset 19 Condominium Association, sewer and water lines in the area, and the proposed division of the lot as requested by Mr. Jaeckel. For purposes of identification, you will notice we have labled the street south of Third Avenue as 312 Avenue. We have indicated with dotted lines the extension of 31z Avenue westerly to Upper Colonial Drive. This extension currently exists as a 60 foot wide utility easement, under which is placed a trunk sewer line draining westerly to Upper Colonial Drive. In our opinion, the principal area of concern with respect to the vacation of any streets in this area of the City relate to a means of access for pedestrian and vehicles from the Cherry Hills Area to the neighborhood easterly of Clement Street. Not only is this important in terms of efficient and reasonable vehicular and pedestrian circulation, but it is absolutely vital as a means of providing access to the park which serves the neighborhood to the west and to the east. Currently, there is no way for persons living east of Clement Street to get to the park. This is a serious deficiency. 2. We understand that the Sommerset 19 Condominium Association is opposed to the extension of this street between Clement Street and Upper Colonial Drive. They alleged that it would be improper to construct this streeu .:Ir y;, a portion of the wetlands area. However, the public need for means of access to the park, and between one neighborhood and the other, in our opinion, overrides this private viewpoint. r 3. We suggest, therefore, that there should be no vacation of any streets unless successful negotiations are accomplished for the ultimate provision of the right-of-way and construction of the street between Clement and Upper Colonial Drive. 4. you will also notice on the map a dotted line indicating the location for a pedestrian access to be constructed from Fourth Avenue to the northeast corner of the park. Physical inspection of this site indicates that this would be possible to construct such a pathway now. This, of course, would be on a portion of the existing Clement street right-of-way