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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5350 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1975/09/02• • SEP 21Y1 RESOLUTION NO. 5350 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAKING OF LAND BY EMINENT DOMAIN FOR STORM SEWER PURPOSES WHEREAS, the City Council on December 17, 1973 adopted Resolution No. 4977, "Resolution Ordering Improvement, Ordering Preparation of Plans, and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids, Improvement No. 72-43", and WHEREAS, the Project 72-43 provides for a 36" storm sewer undercrossing of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad tracks near Taft Avenue in order to provide a discharge from the drain- age area, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of St. Louis Park: 1. That it is hereby determined that the taking of the tracts and parcels of land set forth in Paragraph 3 hereof is necessary for the public good in order that said tracts and par- cels shall be used for drainage purposes. 2. That the City shall take by right of eminent domain for drainage purposes the lands described in Paragraph 3 hereof, and the City Attorney be hereby authorized and directed to commence proceedings in the District Court of Hennepin County for appoint- ment of Commissioners to determine the damages, if any, sustained by the respective owners of the parcels affected by such taking, as authorized by law, and 3. That the land above referred to is more particularly described as follows: A 10.00 foot permanent easement for storm sewer purposes over, under, and across that part of the north half of Section 20, Township 117 North, Range 21 West, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The centerline of said easement is described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 18, Block 57A, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park according to the plat on file in the Office of the Register of Deeds, Hennepin County, Minnesota; thence northeasterly along the south line of said Lot 18 a distance of 45.00 feet; thence southeasterly at a right angle a distance of 5.00 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence northeasterly parallel with said south line of said Lot 18, a distance of 75.00 80 feet; thence southeasterly at a right angle a distance of 95.00 feet to the northerly line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad right-of-way and said centerline there terminating. Also a 40.00 foot temporary construction easement over, under, and across said part of the north one- half of Section 20. The centerline of said easement is described as follows: Commencing at the point of termination of the above described centerline; thence northwesterly along said above described centerline 55.00 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence continue northwesterly on a prolongation of the last described line 45.00 feet to the south line of Lot 17, said Block 57A and said centerline there terminating. Adopted by the City Council September 2, 1975. 110° Attest: • City Clerk Mayor Reviewed for administration: Approved as to form and legality: City Manager City Attorney -2-