HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 238-25 - Resolution -Purchase Agreement - Nigon Family Farm LLC
RESOLUTION
Authorizing staff to acquire 43.48 acres from Ralph & Agnes Family Farms LLC
for the agreed upon price to complete Phase 2 of the Cascade Creek Restoration
Project; and
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign any documents necessary to acquire
the subject property.
WHEREAS, the City is partnering with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
Olmsted County, and the Olmsted County Soil and Water Conservation District to
restore the streambank and construct sedimentation and flow attenuation ponds within
the South Branch of the Cascade Creek Watershed as a means of addressing ongoing
erosion and flooding impacts within the area and downstream; and
WHEREAS, Phase 1 of the restoration project was completed on the easterly portion of
the project area;
WHEREAS, the City has reached an agreement with the Ralph & Agnes Nigon Family
Farm LLC to purchase 43.48 acres to complete Phase 2.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the City acquire the land defined in the associated Purchase Agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council that the Mayor and City Clerk are
authorized to execute any documents needed to implement this resolution and to
acquire the approved property.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2025.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2025.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY