Res 1998-43 0/096
RESOLUTION NO. 43 - 1998
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY,
MINNESOTA, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF AN EMINENT
DOMAIN PROCEEDING TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fridley has determined that
there is a need to reconstruction 57th Avenue from University Avenue to
Main Street; and
WHEREAS, a traffic study dated March 1997, prepared by BRW Inc. ,
documents the need for reconstructing 57th Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the traffic study determined that, for reasons of increasing
public safety, larger and additional rights-of-ways for travel lanes and
turning lanes were necessary as well as a need to reduce access points
to 57th Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds the acquisition of the property described in
Exhibit A is necessary for the completion of the 57th Avenue
reconstruction Project No. ST-1997-4 in a safe configuration than
originally planned; and
WHEREAS, the City has been unable to negotiate the acquisition of the
described property in Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes
the acquisition of said land by eminent dominion pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes, Chapter 117; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Attorney is requested to file the
necessary petition therefore and to prosecute such action to a
successful conclusion or until it is abandoned, dismissed or terminated
by the City Council or the court.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 8m
DAY OF JUNE, 1998.
CY J 'O'oE' uN - MAYOR
ATTEST: CI
1 Liu Awes,WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - CIT CLERK
EXHIBIT A
CATTLE COMPANY
A Permanent Easement for Highway purposes over, under and across the
North 3.00 feet of Lot 2, Block 1, HOLIDAY NORTH 1ST ADDITION, according
to the recorded plat thereof, Anoka County, Minnesota.
Hardee' s Restaurant
A Permanent Easement for Highway purposes over, under and across the
South 14.20 feet of Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and the West 25 feet of
Lot 13, Block 7, CITY VIEW, according to the recorded plat thereof,
Anoka County, Minnesota.
Apartment Building
A Permanent Easement for Highway purposes over, under and across that
part of Lots 3, 4 and 5, Block 7, CITY VIEW, according to the recorded
plat thereof, Anoka County, Minnesota, lying south of a line beginning
at a point of the east line of said Lot 5, distant 10.14 feet north of
the southeast corner thereof; thence westerly to a point on the west
line of said Lot 3, distant 7.43 feet north of the southwest corner
thereof, and there terminating.