02-26 Resolution No. 11611
RESOLUTION NO. 11611
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LAND EXCHANGE WITH THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS PART OF THE COMPLETED
CROSSTOWN RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
WHEREAS,
the City of Richfield (City) and the Minnesota Department of
Transportation (MnDOT) entered into an agreement in 2006, memorialized in MnDOT
Contract No. 89064 (Agreement), to exchange certain parcels of land as part of the
Crosstown Reconstruction Project (Project); and
WHEREAS,
the Agreement calls for an exchange of deeds to transfer title to the
parcels of land to be exchanged thereunder, with the City conveying to the State a strip
of land along Highway 62 and lying on the north side of Madison Park, in return for a
deed from the State conveying two parcels of land adjacent to Madison Park, and a
third parcel of land adjacent to Highway 62 on Lyndale Avenue; and
WHEREAS
, the Agreement, by its own terms, expired in 2013; and
WHEREAS,
the Project has been completed and title to the properties involved
in the exchange was never conveyed; and
WHEREAS,
the City and MnDOT both desire to complete the land exchange and
grant deeds conveying title to each party’s respective properties, as originally
contemplated in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the City has determined that granting a deed conveying the City-
owned land covered in the Agreement, and accepting delivery of a deed from MnDOT
conveying the State-owned land covered in the Agreement, is in the interest of the
public;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, as follows:
1. That the City shall deed to MnDOT, on behalf of the State, the City-owned
land described in MnDOT Contract No. 89064, and shall accept delivery from
MnDOT, on behalf of the State, a deed conveying the State-owned land
contemplated in MnDOT Contract No. 89064.
2. That the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized and directed to
execute all appropriate documents to effectuate the transaction contemplated
by this Resolution.
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3. That the Mayor, City Manager, staff and consultants are hereby authorized
and directed to take any and all additional steps and actions necessary or
convenient in order to accomplish the intent of this Resolution.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 26th day of
February, 2019.
IDIVIAd6A-
Maria Regan GonzkCer)
, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Elizabm an-loose, City Clerk
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