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City of St.Paul COUNCIL FILE N0.
FINAL ORDER IN � ,�f� /'�'
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CONDEMNATION PROCEEDI�NGS File No. ��
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A pernanent A{gh.ray caxcm�nt for the wldenloy of S. RoAer� Strert ovcr ai►
� that p�r[ of Lots 3-J Incl., Dlock 2'r and Lot 3, 61ock 25. atT In 3az11 and
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Robrrt's AdJit(on to 6'est 5!. Paul; and lo[s l-i Inel., Block j, and tots 6
and ), Cleck $, al� in Eoton and r:orrtson's ltddl[ion to 1.'est S�, Paut 1y;ng
south�.•rstcrly of the follr.ring dcscribed ltne: Bcgfnning a[ the polnt ef
intcrsection of a line 25 fcet sovthe�stcrTy of and paraticl to the nor�y-
' �res[crty �tne of said Lot j� 61ock 24 and a !!nc 20 Eect nortkrasterty o;
and paraFle! to thc south•�estcrly Tine of saFd Lot 7; thence southeastcrTy
eion� said 2Q fooc paraltet 11ne and 1[s southeastetTy ractension �h���op Fo
*� a po�nt on the tiest lir.e oE Eaton Avenue as xidened and there tcrr..ina�iry� `
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�� under Administrative Order exc�PC that part taken for 5, Rober[ Street ►rtdening as per C.F. 59353,
approved June 3. 1$25. :
under Preliminary Order . - .
, Also a pernanent highway easeTent for the wldening of S. Robert Streci cver
alY that part af Lots ��l�( (n¢�,� Audieor's Sub. 1io. 39, and Locs S a�d o,
Block 2� 6'est S[. Paul Praper, lying northeas.teriy of the follcHin� described
A ublic hearin havin b �tne: 6egJnnin az a � �ving heard
P S g 9 poir.t on the r..ost norehcrly corner of said Cot ]; �henc� le lt
all persons, objections and recom so�cr,e3sce��y to a poiri on the sou;heasterly 1 ire of LoL y� distaat i foot
RESOLVED, That the Cou Mest of tFe southeast corner of said Lot 7; tHence southMesterl
Y to a poin[ on -
tfie south line oF said Lot 10, diztani 20 feet�.west of the southeast corner of
RESOLVED FURTHER, ' , ment to be �
���l�i��E�,/��(���P��C�03S0111E satd Lot IO as �easured along [he south line of said Lot 10; thence Nes; a�o„� authorized
and directed to t31Ce all actions tfie south Tine of sald Lot 10 to the sou�h•sest corner thereof; th:nce scuth-
easierly �o the point of interscctiort of the ►rest line of said lo; 6 and line
'A"as descrlbed in C,F. ko, 257288, approved peSruary 4,. 1�71; Rhen^. ��v,r,-
easterly to a point on the South IFne of safd lo[ 6, distant 3 feet W�s; o`
the southeast corner of said Lot 6; thence east alonq the south itne of sald
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Loi 6 to the southeast corncr of said Lot 6 and,there terminating, -
Also an eascment in the land necessary for slop�s, wts, and fFlls ����;,d�n3
COUNCILMEN rJ3ht of reir.oval of latcral S� 1 0 19T6
pport frar subjec�i Fand or renainder Ehereaf,
Yeas Nays to the extent sh.oNn on Department oi P u b l t c I lor k'S Ora�rFnq Ro, 2324, �rati�r
Christense�t
170. �t, d3ted_f?o <.,.cn_ >. r'�•-, for he I
�-{pZZ,r3 i inprpvo:ent of S. Robeet S�reet
���+�nt
from Piato Baulevar d to Colorado StreeL under Ad ai�istrative Ord�r t;o, Zt2 Z
sv,� VI� approved!t/.�a��.,, r? ���r' • r �
�ylvester Also a tanporary constructiun easer,.��� adjacent to the above e�,«;b�a =«_ 1JTBMayor
Tt'�it-''SC�' manent hi hwa wzenent and slo e easc-�en[ to the
9 y �
extent Stawn on DeparL-�ent
of Pubiic Kork, Dra:rir3 fto. 23z4, Drs�:er Ho, 4. Eited acc.•„t,,, 2G, i��l
sald tenporary construction w scr..ent to �emtnste !npon complet(on of thc ccn-
ftruction`or on JanuarY �. �97E�whiehevcr oceurs f�frst.
tor 1�},irAy purpobee �o ' extent �,�'i�i���B,
ahown,on Public Worlrb� ' N�q. U
• $3Z4, Drawer 4,. dated• D npber 7f6
, �g78 on, ffie in the D ent o�
P n b�c Wor�s, and as.d b d as fa7-
InWS: � � j�
A permanet�t high�ray ea ent for
t2se widening a� 8. Rob 8treet
over all thatpar� of -7 incl.,'
Block 24 and Lot 3, B all ffi
Bazil and Robert's_ t� 'on to
West St. Panl; and Ldta 5 inci.,
Block 3, and.Lots B and Block
8.all in Eaton and Morrisp 's Addi-
ti{on to W.eSt$t. Paul ly9n south-
wester ol.the.following scribed
line: �Saning nt tYSC� oint. of
PB�[yATAR� O�E� inters f4ti of a Iine 28 t aouth-
easter�': o� and p�talltl to the
northwe6Ler1y line of sai Iaot 7,
ouncil File No. � — By Ruby Block 24 and a line 20 f xiort�-
g�� _ easterly oi and parall�l to the
southwesLerly 11ne of srii Lot 7;
Ixi the A?atter o!- T ir�t Robert thence �outheasterly alop said �
Street &om Pl�#o H�rd to Colo- foot parallel�e ana tt5 utheast-
rado 3treet by a new erly exCe�sion f,hereof �o a.point i
bridge over the ` �. orth� on the Wes't line trf Eat Avenue
ern Transporta a�n fa as wide ed and theie inating;
constru bridlq a �, except� �t part'taken f S. Ro'b+
��p,��e �, ert 3treet widening aa er C.F.
�.�d p,�� �.by' S9353, approved June 3. 1 5.
lQnd� aad teit� at e�!!t� Aleo a pertnanent highivv ease=
ment for,the widening'of .RobePL
St�eet over all that p o� Lots
7-12 incl., Auditor's S . No. 39,
and Lots S and B, gl 2, West
St.Paul Proper,lyinq easterlq
of the following desc�ft line:
Beg�nning at a point o e mOSt�
northeriy corne� of,s� Lot 9;
thence southeasterly to ;a fnt o
the southea8teriy line � Lot �
distant 1 foot west of e south..
east cqrner of said Lot ;_thence
southwesterly to,a poi¢► on the
��uttt line of said Lot 1 , flistaiYt
feet west of the soutHle corner.
of said S,ot 10 as me ed along
the south line of said Lo 0;thence
.'west along'the south oi aaid
Lot 10 to the south�pe t corner
thereof; 'thence southea terly to
thepoint of inteise¢tion'o ihe West
line of said Lot B and i 'A^ as
described in C.F. No; , ap-
proved February 4, 1 ; thence
southeasteriy to a po on the
-eouth Tf3►�of said Lpt .�dfs�ant 3
feet west o# the sou t corner
of said Lot 6; thence eakt alon�the
south line o� said Lot 8,,ty the
southeast corner oP sai¢ ot B and
there terminating.
Also a1n easement fn the�l nd necea-
sary for slopes, cuts fllls in- .
cluding right of remov�l of laterel
suppoft from subject la d or re-
mainder thereof, to t e extent
shown on Departmen 4 Public
Works Drawing No. 2�t Drawpr
No. 4, dated December,2 ,'19T3, for
the improvement of : Robert
Street from Plato Bo evard tb
Colorado �treet under I iaistra-
tive Order No. 2421, ap ed No-
vember,13, 1979.
Also a tempo;ary conctru tion eaae-
ment adiacent to th� bove de-
scribed permanent high ay eage-
ment and elope eas L to the
extent shown .on �e ment of
Publfe Worka Drhwi g No. 2324,
Drawer No. 4, dated 1� mber 26,
1975, said temporary c nstrucLiOn
e8sement to •termina q pon com-
pletion of .the eons - on or on
�uary �, 1978, Whic er occure
under Admi�ietrat4ve Orld I�-2422,ap-
proved Noveri�ber 13,19'7�6.
The Cbuacil of�he City P 3afnt wl
havlrig received the Xe �t of e
Mayor u tt the above provemexlt,
and ha considered sa3d report,
herebY r�ves:
1. That the aaid rt and the
� same 1s hereby ap ved'wiY,h no
alternatives and thdt e eetimatefl
cost thereo� is $1,386 .
8.`That 8 public h a , be had
on baid 3mprov� t on the
1 10:00
a.m., in� o
Co��e� ai the � Hall and ,
Hcuse Buil ia the•City '
_ol'..�14�4t.Pattl. �
8. That nOtice of sai ubilc k$aring
. be given to �the a�►d in
the menxier pro e bq the
Charter, stati� k e time an8
Flarse a! h e nature o�
�eet t�hes of�', tethe total
Fite No.17801. � �
Adopted by the C Januaty 2'i,
is�s.
Appraved J8nuary 3.�, s�re.
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' SUMMARY OF ENGINEERING R�GOMMENDATIQN
Tuesday, Fe�ruary 1D, 1976
ADVISABILITY AN0 DESIRABILITY
IMPROVE, OP�N, WIDEN, AND EXTEND
ROBERT STREET from Wood Street to Plato Boulevard by construcfiing a new
bridge ovar the Chicago Nortt�w+estern Railroa�i Tracks, by construciing
- bridge approaches, by construeting a drainage system, and by doing atl :
other work necessary and incid�ntal to said constructi4r�.
E`XISTIP�G CONDITIONS
B r�dc�e'
The existing bridge was constructed in 1925, has a c�ndition rating which
is "minimum adequacy to tolerate present traffic - imrtrediate refiabilitation :
neeessary to keep open to traffic". In additian, the sidewalks are in such
poor condition that the east side has been barricaded to pedestrians, `and
the west side has been covered with plywood to keep it open for p$destrians.
There are a significant number of accicfents occurring because of the sharp
- curve on the bridge which could be eliminated by geom�tric changes.
St reet:
The existing bridge approaches are in fair condition. _
SPECIAL COPJStDERATiONS
1. Grade: The grade on the new bridge must be raised appraximately thre�
feet abor�e the existing grade to obtain minimum legal clearance aver
the railroad tracks.
2. Public Improvement: Two public informational meetings were he}d with
the West Side Citizens Organiaation, and twa with E} Torres de San
Miguel . As a resutt of this early public input, the Highway Department
significantly altered the b�idge design so that Wood Street wvuld not
have to be relocated around Danny's Rubbish, while much improving
sight distance for cars on �dood Street approaching Robert Street.
3. Closed during construction: Robert Street must be closed �ram Woad
Street to Plato 8oulevard during canstruction. Traffic w+ il be
rerouted on Concord Street, Wabasha 5treet and Ptato Bouievard. The
Lafayette Freewa� (7.H. 56) will be open at that time and serve as
an alte rnate route to the southeast.
4. Accidents : 5y providing a snoothsr curve with superelevation, a iarge
number of the accidents now occurring on this bridge will be eliminated.
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5. Land Acquistion: No homes or businesses are loeated on th� p mperty
to be acquired.
6. Federal Funding: Funding for the construction af this project wiit
be 70a Federat Aid Urban, with the Minnesota Highway Dapartment
providing the 3�� 1oca1 sha�e. The City will purct�ase the needed
right-of-way for this project.
PROPOSED 1MPROVEMfNT
The prdpo�sd project calls for c.onstructing a new bridge Qver the Chicago
Northwestern Railroad on a smoother atignment, and constructing the
approaches to match into the higher grade of the new bridge.
EST i MATf D CQSTS -
Right-of-way $ 100,Q00.00
Construction $ 1 265_:000.00
Total $1,375,00.0�
ESTIMATED FINANCING
Federal Aid Urban $ 885,5Od.00
Minnesota Highway Department $ 379,500.00
Munici-pal State Aid $ t00,000.00
_. Total $ 1�,3 5�,00-0.�0
RECOMM'ENDATI�JN
The Departmen`r of PubTic Works feels that t;�►is is a necessary and worthwhile'
project, and t�ie engineering reeommendation is for appr4val of this order.
Respectfu}ly submitted,
D�niel J. Dunford
Director of Public Works
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55 East Fifth Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 551 O1. Edward N.Helfeltl,executive director.phone 298 52 18
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HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Saint Paul City Council February 10, 1976
Seventh Floor - City Hall
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Dear City Council Members:
The proposal by the City of Saint Paul's Department of Public Works to replace the
Robert Street Bridge over the Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks is a necessary
and worthwhile undertaking. Though some realigcunent is involved, there will be
no adverse effects on any of the abutting properties for which redevelopment is
being sought by HRA. The HRA staff is in aupport of this proposal which provides
for better safety in the movement of people and goods.
Sincerely yours,
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Edward N. Helfeld
Robert Sylvester, Donald P. Del Fiacco, David H. Hozza, Willie Mae Wilson, Kenneth J. Lynch, Ron Maddox, Mary Ann Sudeith (��Rp��ED
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WEST SIDE CITIZENS ORGANIZATION
264 E. Sidney
February 10, 1976
WSCO would like to speak in favor of the new bridge between Plato Blvd, and t�'ood St.
over the Greatwestern Rai2way Tracks.
Last fall representatives from the State Highway Dept. and St. Paul Public Works made
a presentation at a monthly WSCO meetir.g. Tney also held two informational meetings
with Torre de San Miguel residents and Board me;nbers.
One of the concerns raised at these meetings was the proposal to realien i�'ood St. .
Residents felt with the uncertainty of the future use of Danny�s Rubbish property
the realiening of �;ood St, would be unacceptable.
The State Highway Dept. took the cor.ununity's imput under consideration and were able
to design an alternative that would allow a new bridge with �,'ood St. remaining intact.
The final design ideas were brouoht to the Oc*ober k�SCO :�leeti_ng and the group by
consensus supported the plan.
�de would like to thank the State Highway De�t, and St. Paul Public t�:orks for their
cooperation in presenting this proposal to the community and using s::gg2stions r,ade
by th2 residents.
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WEST SIDE CITIZE�.S ORGP.:�IZATION
264 E. Sidney
February 10, 1976
WSCO would like to speak in favor of the new bridge between Plato Elvd, and Wood St.
over the Greatwestern Railway Tracks.
Last fall representatives from the State Highway Dept, and St. Faul Public Works made
a presentation at a monthly WSCO meeting, They also held two informational meetings
with Torre de San riiguel residents and Board members.
One of the concerns raised at these meetings was the proposal to realien i�'ood St. .
Residents felt with the uncertainty of the future use of Danny�s Rubbish property
the realiening of Wood St, would be unacceptable,
The State Highway Dept, took the community's imput under consideration and were able
to design an alternative that would allow a new bridge with Wood St, re:naining intact.
The final design ideas were brought to the October F'SCO Meeti_ng and the group by
consensus supported the plan.
T•;e would like to thank the State Highway Dept, and St. Paul Public Works for their
cooperation in presenting this proposal to the com�nunity and using suggestions made
by the residents.