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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Southwest Arterial Project Right-of-Way Acquisition
Iowa DOT Project No. ESL-2100 (646)--
DATE: July 1, 2009
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is recommending that the City Engineer be authorized to
execute all necessary document on behalf of the City of Dubuque with respect to right-
of-way property acquisitions for the Southwest Arterial Project.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
ichael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
DATE: June 26, 2009
SUBJECT: Southwest Arterial Project Right-of-Way Acquisition
Iowa DOT Project No. ESL-2100 (646)--7S-31
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to seek City Council approval to authorize the City
Engineer to execute all necessary documents on behalf of the City of Dubuque with
respect to right-of-way property acquisitions for the Southwest Arterial Project.
DISCUSSION
The right-of-way property acquisition phase of the project will complete real estate
property acquisition for approximately forty-seven (47) impacted properties within the
project corridor for the construction of the Southwest Arterial, which is a proposed 6.1-
mile four-lane arterial between U.S. Highway 61/151 and U.S. Highway 20.
In an attempt to accelerate the right-of-way acquisition and the final design process, the
City has evaluated several options to potentially "fast track" the project so that the
Southwest Arterial project is positioned to potentially take advantage of any future state
or federal economic stimulus funding packages, the new federal transportation bill, and
the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) Five-Year Highway Transportation
Improvement Program.
On February 2, 2009, the City signed a joint partnership agreement between the City
and the Iowa DOT to perform right-of-way property acquisition services for the
Southwest Arterial Project. On April 6, 2009, the City Council approved the selections
of: Iowa Appraisal & Research Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa to provide real estate
property acquisition appraisals; and Peoples Company of Iowa, Indianola, Iowa to
provide review appraisal services.
In order to continue the Southwest Arterial "fast-track" process for right-of-way property
acquisition completion within 12 months, it has been recommended by the Iowa DOT
Right-of-Way Office that a City representative be authorized to execute all necessary
documents on behalf of the City with respect to right-of-way property acquisitions for the
Southwest Arterial Project. Therefore, it is recommended that City Engineer Gus
Psihoyos be authorized to execute all necessary right-of-way acquisition documentation
on behalf of the City.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
I respectfully request that the City Council authorize City Engineer Gus Psihoyos to
execute necessary documents on behalf of the City of Dubuque for right-of-way
property acquisitions for the Southwest Arterial Project.
cc: Bob Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer
RESOLUTION NO. 214A-09
RESOLUTION AUTHRIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO EXECUT NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY
PROPERTY ACQUISTION FOR THE SOUTHWEST ARTERIAL PROJECT
Whereas, the City of Dubuque has designated the Southwest Arterial Project (the
Project) as the No. 1 surface transportation priority in the Dubuque area and has
commenced the right-of-way property acquisition phase on approximately forty-seven
(47) impacted properties within the project corridor for the construction of the Project;
and
Whereas, to expedite the acquisition of right-of-way for the Project, the City
Council has determined that the City Engineer should be authorized to execute all
necessary documents on behalf of the City of Dubuque for right-of-way property
acquisitions for the Project.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Engineer is hereby authorized to execute all necessary
documents on behalf of the City of Dubuque with respect to right-of-way property
acquisitions for the Southwest Arterial Project.
Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of July, 2009.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk