HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 233-17 - LandAcquisition.TaxForfeitedProperty
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Olmsted County Auditor has provided to the City a list of properties that
have become tax forfeited and available to the City at a minimal cost if there is a valid public
purpose; and,
WHEREAS, the City has determined there is a public purpose supporting the public
acquisition of three of the listed properties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that the City is entitled to the following parcels of land based on the Development Agreement
between the City of Rochester and Joel Bigelow & Sons Enterprises, Inc., recorded with the
Olmsted County Registrar of Titles as Document No. A-939133:
74.18.24.067619
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City staff be directed to acquire the above
properties for the reasons explained.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is the judgment of the Common Council that the
purchase of the real property covered by this resolution has no relationship to the City’s
comprehensive plan. As such, the Council hereby dispenses with the requirement of Minnesota
Statute Section 462.356, subd. 2 that might require the City Planning and Zoning Commission to
perform a comprehensive plan compliance review of the action described by this resolution.
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
above properties.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2017.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2017.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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