HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-84 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1995/06/19RESOLUTION NO.
95-84
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF
CERTAIN PROPERTIES BY PURCHASE OR EMINENT DOMAIN
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WHEREAS, Minnesota Statues, Section 429.021 grants to the City of St Louis Park (the "City") the
power to. (i) acquire, open and widen any street and to improve the same, and (ii) to acquire, improve and equip
parks, open space areas, playgrounds and recreational facilities, and
WHEREAS, based in part on the recommendations of the City staff, as set forth in that certain staff
report dated June 19, 1995, the City has determined that acquiring and improving that portion of the
discontinued Burlington Northern Railroad Company right-of-way legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto
and depicted on Exhibit B attached hereto ("Hutchinson Spur") is required to serve the transportation and
recreation needs of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, to accomplish the acquisition and improvement of Hutchinson Spur, it is necessary to
acquire the permanent real property rights, title and interest in Hutchinson Spur
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of St Louis Park
1. That the recitals set forth above are found to be true and incorporated in the body of this Resolution as it
is fully set forth herein.
That the City finds that it is necessary to acquire and improve Hutchinson Spur
That the City and its staff, agents and attorneys are authorized to negotiate for the acquisition of
Hutchinson Spur both prior to commencing and throughout the eminent domain proceeding.
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4. That in consultation with City staff, the attorneys for the City are directed to initiate eminent domain
proceedings pursuant to Minnesota Statute Chapters 117 to acquire Hutchinson Spur for the purposes set
forth in this Resolution.
Attest
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City Clerk
Reviewed for Administration
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Adopted by the City Council June 19, 1995
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Ma
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Approved as to form and execution
AdieAut XIA Rt.&
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
All that portion of Burlington Northern Railroad Company's (formerly Great Northern Railway
Company) 100 foot wide Hopkins to Hopkins Jct., Minnesota Branch Line right of way, including
improvements, if any, now discontinued, being 50 feet wide on each side of said Railroad
Company's Main Track centerline as originally located and constructed upon, over and across the
Southeast Quarter of Section 7 and the North Half and the Southwest Quarter of Section 18,
Township 117 North, Range 21 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Hennepin County, Minnesota,
bounded on the south by the South line of said Section 18 and bounded on the North by the
centerline of Virginia Avenue as described in Document No. 2750535 and located in the
Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 7.
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