Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Attorney’s Office

 

TO:

Thomas Markus, City Manager

FROM:

R. Scott Wagner, Management Analyst

Philip Ciesielski, Assistant Director – Department of Utilities

CC:

Toni Wheeler, City Attorney

DATE:

April 18, 2016

RE:

Kaw Water Treatment Plant Transmission Main Project: Easement Acquisition – ICL Performance Products Tracts

 

The above project is a combination of projects originally recommended in the 2003 Water Master Plan. The project calls for the construction of a new water transmission main beginning at the Kaw Water Treatment Plant, located at 3rd Street and Indiana, then running north of Burcham Park, under the Kansas River, through North Lawrence, under the Kansas River again and finally to the southeast portion of the City (see attached alignment map). This project is designed to provide a secondary source of water for North Lawrence and increased capacity to the Southeast Lawrence area.  The first phase of the project was constructed in 2014.  This phase installed a new main from the Kaw Water Treatment Plant – under the Kansas River and connected with the City system along North 3rd Street adjacent to tract 105.

 

At this time, additional phases of the project have not been scheduled for construction.  However, in order to preserve the corridor alignment and to have the permanent easements in place for that time when the project is ready to bid, the City in 2015 proceeded with property acquisition for all phases.

 

Appraisals were completed in 2015 for the permanent easement acquisitions identified. Offer letters were sent to property owners at the end of the summer.  To date, most of the easement alignment has been acquired.  ICL Performance Products, LP, owns several tracts along the identified alignment.  Staff worked with the company to create an acceptable easement route through those tracts. The property owner has accepted the appraised offers of compensation in the amount of $33,585 for the easements needed on tracts 229, 242, 133 and 135.

 

Action Requested:

Authorize payment to ICL Performance Products, LC, in the amount of $33,585 for waterline easement acquisition for the Kaw Transmission Main project.