HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 221-08 9 i
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WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Rochester to acquire certain lands or interests
in the area of the proposed construction of a sanitary sewer line from the Degeus Tile site south
across the Rochester Top Soil property to serve The Gardens North Development and
surrounding areas (J7767); and,
WHEREAS, the right of title and possession of the lands or interests in lands necessary
for the projects must be acquired by the City in order to construct the sanitary sewer line project;
and,
WHEREAS, it may not be possible that all interest or interests in lands necessary will be
acquired by the City through a process of voluntary negotiation with the various property owners;
and,
WHEREAS, the construction of this extension of the sanitary sewer line from the Degeus
Tile site south across the Rochester Top Soil property to serve The Gardens North Development
and surrounding areas will improve the effective and efficient delivery of a public water supply to
this development and this area of the City, help improve the public's health, safety and welfare,
and constitutes a lawful and public purpose; and,
WHEREAS, construction of the project is anticipated to begin soon and therefore
,acquisition of such property is needed as soon as is legally possible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the City Attorney is authorized and directed, at the request of the City
Administrator, to initiate, in the name of the City of Rochester, appropriate proceedings pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 117, including use of the 90-day "Quick Take" proceeding, in
order to acquire any interests or interests in lands necessary which cannot be otherwise
obtained voluntarily, needed to facilitate the construction of a sanitary sewer line from the
Degeus Tile site south across the Rochester Top Soil property to serve The Gardens North
Development and surrounding areas.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS 2[,5r DAY OF 2008.
^_ I PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: � ���✓
' ITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS Z �I DAY OF -AML , 2008.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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