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GOVERNMENI <br /> <br />DHighway <br />epartment <br /> <br />Keith D. Berndh RE. <br />County Engineer <br /> <br />Richard S. Sieg <br />Superintendent <br /> <br />Thomas B. Soucy, RE. <br />Design and Construction <br />Supervisor <br /> <br /> RECEIVED <br /> <br /> FEB <br /> <br />CASS COUN'I ¥ COMMISSION <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Cass County Commission <br /> <br />Keith Berndt, Cass County Engineer ~.~.fl <br /> <br />February 5, 2003 <br /> <br />Consent agenda topic for February 18, 2003 Commission <br />Meeting: Acceptance of Resolution for Minimum Payment <br />for Right of Way <br /> <br />In acquiring right of way for construction projects, theHighway Department is <br />required to follow the Uniform Relocation Act in order to secure Federal Aid. <br />In most instances this requires a fee appraiser to appraise the property <br />following specific guidelines in the Federal Code. One tool that is allowed for <br />small, uncomplicated parcels is the Minimum Payment Provision. This would <br />allow us to offer the landowner a token fee to acquire the property in lieu of an <br />appraisal. The landowner would retain the right of refusal and can request an <br />appraisal. We envision the use of this policy for small tracts of temporary or <br />permanent easement where the value of the parcel is low, and the payment <br />would compensate the owner for the "inconvenience" of having to deal with <br />the transfer. <br /> <br />Federal Code also allows the local agency to waive the appraisal requirement <br />for tracts valued at less than $2,500. This would be helpful in instances where <br />we are acquiring one or two tracts that are low in value and uncomplicated in <br />nature. We are required to document the value through use of market sales <br />comparisons. This could be done in-house, and eliminate the need to hire a fee <br />appraiser. <br /> <br />In order to use these provisions to the Uniform Relocation Act, the <br />Commission must adopt a resolution establishing a uniform policy. <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: Adopt resolution establishing a Minimum <br />Payment Policy for right of way. <br /> <br />1201 ~ Main Axenue <br /> BO. Bo~698 <br /> <br /> 701-282-2226 <br />Fax 701-282-2047 <br /> <br />J:~Admin-Eng\Cotnmission Con'sp',2003 Commission Correspondence\Consent Memo for Minilnum Prat Policy lbr <br />ROW.doc <br /> <br /> <br />