HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 7127 �O.ATO CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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A RESOLUTION DISPENSING WITH STATUTORY
REQUIREMENTS FOR REVIEW BY PLANNING
COMMISSION OF ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND
APPROVING ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FROM THE
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation ("MnDOT") is the fee owner of
5.85 acres of vacant land in the City of Orono legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto which it
has advertised for immediate purchase under the terms identified on its web site:
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/row/propsales.html ("Proposal");
WHEREAS, the City of Orono has completed an environmental and title review of the
Property and is satisfied with the results of the review'
WHEREAS, the City of Orono desires to purchase the Property from MnDOT for
$340,000.00; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. §462.356, subd. 2 requires that the Planning Commission review
the City's proposed acquisition of real property for compliance with the comprehensive plan and to
report to the City Council in writing its findings; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 462.356, subd. 2 provides for an exception from the requirement
for review by the Planning Commission upon 2/3 vote of the City Council dispensing with the
requirement and finding that the acquisition or disposal of the real property has no relationship to the
comprehensive municipal plan.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orono:
1. City Council finds that the acquisition of the Property under the Purchase Agreement
has no relationship to the comprehensive plan.
2. Review by the Planning Commission of the acquisition of the Property is hereby
dispensed with, the proposed transaction is hereby approved and the Mayor and City Clerk are
authorized and directed to execute all documents, and take all appropriate measures to acquire the
Property pursuant to the terms of the MnDOT Proposal.
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CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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ADOPTED,this 12th day of October,2020,by the City Council of the City of Orono,
Minnesota.
CITY OF I RONO
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Dennis Walsh, Mayor
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Anna Carlson, City Clerk
CITY OF ORONO
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EXHIBIT "A"
Legal Description
That part of Tract A described below:
Tract A. The north 10 acres of that part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section
33, Township 118 North, Range 23 West, Hennepin County, Minnesota, lying
south of the right of way of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Company, formerly the Great Northern Railway:
which lies westerly and southerly of Line 1 described below, and westerly of the westerly right of
way line of Old Crystal Bay Road as now located and established:
Line 1. Beginning at Right of Way Boundary Corner B16 as shown on Minnesota Department
of Transportation Monumentation Plat No.27-M16 as the same is on file and of record
in the office of the County Recorder in and for said County; thence northerly on an
azimuth of 00 degrees 16 minutes 00 seconds along the boundary of said plat for
101.45 feet to Right of Way Boundary Corner B17; thence on an azimuth of 270
degrees 48 minutes 58 seconds along the boundary of said plat for 25.65 feet to Right
of Way Boundary Corner B18; thence on an azimuth of 00 degrees 48 minutes 59
seconds along the boundary of said plat for 79.00 feet to Right of Way Boundary
Corner B19; thence on an azimuth of 285 degrees 18 minutes 31 seconds for 79.82
feet to Boundary Corner M23; thence on an azimuth of 270 degrees 49 minutes 00
seconds for 1183.44 feet to Boundary Corner M24 and there terminating;
Containing 5.85 acres, more or less:
Subject to the following restriction:
No access shall be permitted to Trunk Highway No. 12 from the lands herein conveyed; except
that access shall be permitted to Old Crystal Bay Road.