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COIlMrii meeting •■ftl 9 2004 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION ^ITY OF ORONO DATE: Februaiy 6,2004 ITEM NO: } Department Approval: Name Ron Moorse Titk City Administrator Administrator Reviewed: ff') Agenda Section: City Administrator's Report Item Description: Lease with Mn/DOT Related to the Lurton Property. When Mr. William Lurton donated 39 acres of land to the City in December of2000, it was agreed that Mr. Lurton and his family would be allowed to continue to use the property, including the existing house and bam, until ^e property was needed by Mn/DOT. Although Mn/DOT does not need to use the property until April of2005, Mn/DOT has acquired the property through a quick-take condemnation process. Although Mn/DOT has agreed that Mr.Lurton and his family can continue to use the property until March 31,2005, Mn/DOT’s property acquisition rules require that Mn/DOT needs to charge fair market rent when someone uses Mn/DOT property. At the time of the initial hearing regarding the condemnation, the City agreed to enter into a lease witii Mn/DOT to enable Mr. Lurton to continue to use the property. The monthly lease amount is $1,200.00. The lease expires on March 31,2005. Mr. Lurton is aware of, and agreeable to, the term of the lease. The lease payments will be made by the City using the funds received from Mn/DOT for the acquisition of the Lurton property. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: Motion to apint)ve the lease with Mn/DOT for the Lurton property, with a monthly lease rate of $ 1,200.00, and an expiration date of March 31,2005, and to approve a budget adjustment reflecting the lease payments being made by the City using the funds received from Mn/DOT for the acquisition of the property. I