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A RESOLUTION OF INTENT <br /> TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT <br /> WITH THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY <br /> LOCATED AT 4220 COUNTY ROAD 6 <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation organized and existing <br /> under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and <br /> WHEREAS, Hennepin County has completed an upgrade of County State Aid <br /> Highway No. 6 (hereinafter "Co. Rd. 6") in Orono, which upgrade required the acquisition of <br /> additional right-of-way from property owners abutting Co. Rd. 6; and <br /> WHEREAS,Robert and Julie Hanning are the owners of the property located at 4220 <br /> Co. Rd. 6 ("the property")from which Hennepin County required the acquisition of approximately <br /> 23,300 s.f. or approximately 0.53 acres of land for road right-of-way; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Hannings in 1998 requested that the City Council allow the use of <br /> the right-of-way taken by the County as area credit towards the 5-acre minimum lot area requirement <br /> at the time of future subdivision of their property; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Hannings are in litigation with Hennepin County regarding the <br /> value of the property taken for right-of-way; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Orono has a financial interest in the outcome of said <br /> litigation because the City is required to pay half of the costs of acquisition of right-of-way for the <br /> Co. Rd. 6 upgrade project; and <br /> WHEREAS,the value of the land taken for right-of-way is influenced by how the <br /> taking impacts the ability of the property to be subdivided in the future; and <br /> WHEREAS, it was not the intent of the City of Orono to render the property no <br /> longer subdividable as a result of the taking, assuming that the property was subdividable prior to <br /> the taking; and <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br /> 1 <br />