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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND ACCEPTING A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM MINNESOTA POWER, AN OPERATING DIVISION OF ALLETE, INC., OVER, UNDER, AND ACROSS CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, AT NO COST TO THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE TERMINATION OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AGREEMENT ACCEPTED UNDER RESOLUTION NO. 25-0764.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, the City Council authorized and accepted a temporary construction easement in connection with the W. Superior St. Reconstruction Project from Minnesota Power, an operating division of ALLETE, Inc., under Resolution No. 25-0764 on October 14, 2025; and
WHEREAS, after execution of the temporary construction easement under Resolution No. 25-0764, the parties discovered errors in the legal descriptions and therefore wish to terminate it and enter into a new temporary construction easement agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to enter into and accept, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 1, from Minnesota Power, an operating division of ALLETE, Inc., a temporary construction easement over, under, and across the real property legally described and depicted on Exhibits A and B attached to Exhibit 1, at no cost to the city.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to terminate the temporary construction easement accepted and authorized under Resolution No. 25-0764.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the city officials to enter into and accept a temporary construction easement from Minnesota Power, an operating division of ALLETE, Inc., over, under, and across certain property in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, at no cost to the city. This resolution also authorizes the city officials to terminate the temporary construction easement agreement accepted under 25-0764R because of errors in the legal descriptions.
Between 2026-2028, the city will be completing a reconstruction of Superior Street from Carlton Street to West Michigan Street (the “Project”). The new street will be a bituminous road with curb and gutter. ADA compliant sidewalks, multi-use trails, improved street lighting and better green space will also be added to the corridor. All watermains and storm sewer will be replaced as part of the Project.
The majority of the Project will be completed within existing right-of-way or soon to-be-acquired right-of-way, but there are a few areas where temporary use of property throughout the duration of the Project is needed to appropriately tie in property to the existing or future right-of-way. This work may include the following items: slope grading, sidewalk tie-in, driveway, retaining wall and/or ramp tie-in, asphalt replacement, and drainage features. The authorization and acceptance of this temporary construction easement agreement allows the city to complete the Project and tie in private property to the city’s right-of-way.
A map depicting the temporary construction easement areas are attached as parts of Exhibits A and B to Exhibit 1.