HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 014-24 - Resolution - Authorizing Acquisitions and Eminent Domain for Project No 8707
RESOLUTION
Authorizing Property Acquisition for the LINK Bus Rapid Transit Project J8707
WHEREAS, the LINK Rapid Transit Project (“LINK Project”) is a 2.8-mile bus rapid transit
route, primarily along 2nd Steet SW, that will create new public transportation services with
seven stations providing convenient access to downtown Rochester, the Civic Center, the
Rochester-Olmsted Government Center, and the Mayo Clinic campuses;
WHEREAS, the LINK Project will also connect the downtown area with new transit-oriented
development opportunities at the east and west ends of the route; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Rochester finds that it is reasonable,
necessary and expedient for the public health safety and welfare to undertake the LINK
Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to acquire certain real estate interests to construct, operate, and
maintain the Project improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council specifically finds that it is reasonably necessary,
convenient, and in the interest of the general welfare that the City acquire for the Project the
real estate interests depicted on Exhibit A, attached (“Acquisitions”);
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that title to and possession of the Acquisitions is
required before construction of the Project can begin and before the filing of the final report
of the condemnation commissioners to be appointed by the district court; and
WHEREAS, the City has engaged independent real estate appraisers to provide the City
with the appraiser’s opinion of damages caused by the City’s taking or purchase of the
Acquisitions; and
WHEREAS, City staff and consultants will work with the property owners to purchase the
Acquisitions if possible;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that:
1. City ownership of the Acquisitions is necessary and for a public purpose in
furtherance of the Project;
2. The proper City officers and agents are authorized and directed to secure the City’s
ownership of the Acquisitions by direct purchase and, if necessary, through the
exercise of eminent domain;
3. The City Administrator is authorized to approve the appraised values for the
Acquisitions for the purposes of using the “quick take” procedure under Minn. Stat. §
117.042;
4. The Strategic Initiatives Director is authorized to directly purchase, and to settle the
takings of, minor Acquisitions with a total value of $50,000 or less;
5. The City Administrator is authorized to directly purchase, and to settle the takings of,
Acquisitions with a total value above $50,000, in amounts no greater than 15% above
the approved appraised value;
6. The City Attorney or his designee is authorized and directed to take all steps
reasonably necessary on behalf of the City to commence eminent domain
proceedings to take the Acquisitions that cannot be timely purchased, including using
the “quick take” procedure under Minn. Stat. § 117.042.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2024.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2024.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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EXHIBIT A
EASEMENTS FOR LINK PROJECT J8707
(SEE ATTACHED)
A-1
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