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RESOLUTION NO. 88
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
BY EMINENT D0~2AIN PROCEEDINGS
•w ANA AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF A JOINT ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of
Richfield, Minnesota, did on the 15th day of October, 1975,
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adopt the Lyndale-Hub-Nicollet Commercial Improvement Program
. at which time it was determined that the project area was
deteriorated and deteriorating within the meaning of Minnesota
Statute Section 462,421, Subdivision 11; and `
WHEREAS, the Lyndale-Hub-Nicollet Commercial Improvement
Program has been determined to be necessary to eliminate and to
prevent the spread of such deterioration; and
WHEREAS, the property described as:
The West 25 feet of the South 140 f eet~of Lot 9, Block 4,
"J. N. Hauser's Second Addition", and t;iat part of Lot 10,
Block 4, "J. N. Hauser's Second Addition" lying Sout:n of
the North 117.56 feet thereof ar.d North and East of the
following described line: _
Commencing at a point on the South-line of said Lot
10 distant 90.00 feet East from the Southwest corner
of said Lot 10, thence Northerly 150.00 feet at right
angles to the South line of said Lot 10; thence
Northwesterly, deflecting to the left 69 degrees, 65
minutes, 30 seconds to a point 117.56 feet Southerly
measured at right angles from the North line of said
Lot 10, and there terminating.
is within the project area; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Richfield,
"~innesota, finds it to be necessary, proper and expedient in the
interest of the public health, safety, convenience and general
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welfare of the citizens of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, to
acquire for public purposes of redevelopment said property at the
earliest possible date; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of the subject property is
consistent with and necessary to the successful implementation
of the Lyndale-Hub-Nicollet~Commercial Improvement Program and
to the elimination of, ~or prevention of, the spreading of
deterioration within the project area; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that title to and
possession of such property b:e acquired before the filing of an
award by court-appointed commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield intends to acquire fee title
to a part of the same tract of land which are subject to this
resolution; and
WHEREAS, it would be desirable, efficient and expeditious
if the proceedings hereinafter authorized were prosecuted jointly
with the eminent domain proceedings to be authorized by the City
of Richfield; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 117.016 provides for
the making of joint acquisition agreements by and between various
authorities having the right of eminent domain;
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority of Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
1. Commencement of eminent domain proceedings in the name
of the Housing and Redevelopment.Authority of Richfield, rinnesota,
is authorized for the purpose of acquiring a fee simple absolute
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