HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 505-03 • RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Rochester to acquire certain lands or interests
in land for the replacement of utilities (sewer and water) along Circle Drive; 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 sewer and water
replacement 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 Circle Drive Sewer and Water Replacement Project will improve the
health and safety of the public by avoiding the flow of sewage into the groundwater through a
private sewage disposal system and, therefore, constitutes a lawful and public purpose, and
WHEREAS, construction of the project is anticipated to begin in the near future 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 staff is authorized to retain consultants and acquire the needed land rights
-'rough negotiations with settlement authority at a value that exceeds the appraised value for the
spective properties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED 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 the authority to use the
quick take provisions of this chapter, in order to acquire any interest or interests in lands
necessary which cannot be otherwise obtained voluntarily, needed to facilitate the Circle Drive
Sewer and Water Replacement Project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS AQ4-Vl' DAY OF 2003.
RESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
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APPROVED THIS DAY OF JXA—, , 2003.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
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