14-10920r RESOLUTION NO. 10920
A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT
FOR THE ACQUISITION OF EASEMENTS FOR THE
INTERCITY REGIONAL TRAIL IN THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield (City) participated in and provided a Resolution of
Support for the Intercity Regional Trail (Trail) Master Plan on May 22, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to enter into a Cooperative Regional Trail Agreement
(Agreement) for the Trail with the Park District in March 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement will require the Park District to acquire at Park District
cost any additional non-public property rights as may be necessary to provide a continuous
and contiguous Trail corridor where achievable through direct purchase; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement will require the City to approve acquisition by Park
District of said property rights and approve condemnation of property rights if Park District
is unable to acquire property through direct purchase; and
WHEREAS, at this time it is necessary to acquire one permanent public trail way
easement and two temporary construction easements from a total of two private property
owners in order to provide a continuous and contiguous Trail corridor; and
WHEREAS, the Park District is actively negotiating with the property owner with the
intent to acquire property rights for the property described below through direct purchase:
Permanent Public Trailway Easement
Location Description
7700 12th Avenue South, 969 square feet of permanent easement
Richfield, MN 55423
PID 35-028-24-34-0003
Temporary Construction Easement
Location Description
7700 12th Avenue South, 1,233 square feet of temporary easement for 1.7507
Richfield, MN 55423 years
PID 35-028-24-34-0003
7744 12th Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423 1,260 square feet of temporary easement for 1.7507
years
PID 35-028-24-34-0002
WHEREAS, failure to secure property rights for the aforementioned property
jeopardies the availability of a $5.72 Million federal Surface Transportation Program grant
and ultimately the ability of the Park District to construct the Trail; and
WHEREAS, the City continues to support the Park District efforts to design,
construct, operate, and maintain the regional trail and acquire any necessary property
rights to do so; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City, in accordance with
Minnesota Statute 398.09 subd. b1, approves the direct purchase of the aforementioned
property by the Park District for the Intercity Regional Trail and approves condemnation of
property rights described in this resolution if direct purchase is not successful.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 25th day of
February, 2014.
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nancy Gibbs, ty Clerk