City Council Meeting Date: February 17, 2026
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Sean Simonson, Engineering Manager
Dave Bennett, City Engineer/Public Works Director
Title
Consider Motion Approving Permanent and Temporary Easements for the Spring Creek Road Reconstruction & Mill Towns State Trail Improvements Project.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves Permanent and Temporary Easement Agreements with the following properties:
Summary Report:
City Council has approved the proposal award for the design of the Spring Creek Road Reconstruction & Mill Towns State Trail Improvements Project and moved the project through the design process. City Staff have worked with the above-mentioned residents affected by the proposed project to acquire permanent and/or temporary construction easements (Attachment 1). These easements are a required part of the project process to complete the improvements as designed.
All permanent and temporary easement agreements have been signed by the property owners and are ready for execution.
Alternative Options:
The City Council could decide not to accept these easements; however, the project will not be able to proceed as designed.
Financial Impacts:
A total of five (5) permanent and temporary easements (Attachment 2) are required for acquisition to complete the project as designed. Temporary construction easements were valued at $0.10 per square foot for agricultural land, and $0.23 for residential property, and permanent easements were valued at $1.04 per square foot for agricultural land and $7.51 per square foot for residential land. These rates were comparable to the rates paid for the Wall Street Road Reconstruction project in 2024. The acquisition costs are detailed in Attachment 2, a total amount for all temporary and permanent easements is $30,296.57. Franchise fees will be used to fund the easement acquisition costs.
Tentative Timelines:
See Attachment #3 for the Project Process.