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#4 Authorize sale of land for North Wright Road overpass (File Res. #2011-820) Community Development Department Memorandum July 11, 2011 TO: Janesville City Council FROM: Al Hulick, Management Analyst SUBJECT: Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the sale of land to Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to accommodate the State Highway 26 Corridor Expansion Project (North Wright Road overpass) (File Resolution No. 2011-820). SUMMARY The State Department of Transportation has commenced the right-of-way acquisition process to facilitate expansion of STH 26 on the City’s north side. One of the properties identified for the planned construction of an overpass to accommodate North Wright Road is owned by the City of Janesville. The property includes approximately 3 acres of land adjoining the Ridges of Rock County subdivision on the north side of STH 26. This property is part of an Outlot conveyed to the City at the time of subdivision plat approval in 2006 (see attached map). DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION The Plan Commission and Community Development Department recommend that the City Council support a motion to approve Resolution No. 2011-820 authorizing the sale of land to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to accommodate the State Highway 26 (STH 26) expansion project to be consistent with established City plans and further recommend that the City Council proceed with the land sale. The City Council should be advised that the Plan Commission has not reviewed the financial aspects of this transaction. CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION The City Manager concurs with the recommendation to approve the sale of land to Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to accommodate the State Highway 26 Corridor Expansion Project (North Wright Road overpass) for an appraised price of $523,800. ANALYSIS A. The subject property includes a 130,940 square foot parcel of land located north and adjoining STH 26. It is part of an approximate 9-acre outlot that was platted as part of the Ridges of Rock County subdivision. The outlot was dedicated to the City of Janesville for public purposes and is partially developed with storm water detention pond facilities. The area proposed for acquisition by WisDOT for right-of-way purposes will not conflict with existing drainage facilities presently constructed on the site. B. The North Wright Road overpass is one of many transportation improvements planned as part of the STH 26 expansion project. Following construction of the overpass, the temporary connection of North Wright Road to STH 26 will be eliminated to restrict direct access to the highway north of Janesville. C. The proposed sale of land is consistent with established transportation plans developed by the Janesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The STH 26 expansion is a committed projected included in the 2005-2035 Long Range Transportation Plan and has been programmed by WisDOT within the 2011-2016 Transportation Improvement Program, a federally mandated planning document that lists all transportation projects using state and federal funds. Construction on the Janesville segment of the project is scheduled to commence in 2012. D. The proposed property sale is also consistent with the Comprehensive Plan which recommends that the City accommodate the future development and improvement of major highway projects. The Plan specifically identifies advancing the project through right-of-way acquisition by WisDOT for STH 26 northeast to Milton. E. State Statutes require that the Plan Commission review any proposed sale of land to determine if it is consistent with established City plans. Based on staff’s analysis, this purchase is consistent with the Long Range Transportation Plan and Comprehensive Plan. WisDOT has offered to compensate the City of Janesville $523,800 for this acquisition. The offer is based on the fair market value of the property, as determined by an appraisal conducted by WisDOT. PLAN COMMISSION ACTION – 5 JULY 2011 Duane Cherek, Manager of Planning Services, presented the written staff report. There was a motion by Commissioner Consigny with a second by Commissioner Dongarra-Adams to forward the sale of land to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to accommodate the State Highway 26 Corridor Expansion Project (North Wright Road overpass) to the City Council with a favorable recommendation noting that the Plan Commission has not considered the financial aspects of this transaction. The motion carried on a 5-0-0 vote. cc: Eric Levitt Jay Winzenz RESOLUTION NO. 2011-820 A resolution authorizing the sale of City land to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to accommodate the State Highway 26 Corridor Expansion Transportation Project (North Wright Road overpass). WHEREAS , the City of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, is the owner of a certain piece of real property located in the northeast part of the City within the Ridges of Rock County subdivision, legally described as follows: Parcel 39 of Transportation Project Plat 1390-04-93 – 4.05, recorded in Transportation Project Plats, TPP – 57, as Document 1915792, recorded in Rock County, Wisconsin; and WHEREAS , The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (“WisDOT”) finds, in order to accommodate the State Highway 26 Corridor Expansion Project and future construction of the North Wright Road overpass, that a portion of land owned by the City of Janesville is needed for road purposes; and WHEREAS , Wis. Stats. §§ 62.22 (1), 62.23 (17) (a), 62.23 (17) (b), 66.0101, 62.11(5) and Chapter 32 and other pertinent Wisconsin Statutes permit the City of Janesville to find City land surplus and to sell, lease, and/or otherwise convey said land; and WHEREAS , the Common Council hereby find and declare this particular parcel of City owned real property surplus and no longer necessary for City uses or purposes; and WHEREAS , the Common Council hereby find this sale and conveyance to WisDOT of benefit to and in the interests of the City and its residents, businesses, and taxpayers; and WHEREAS , on July 5, 2011, the Janesville Plan Commission reviewed the sale of land to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and found it to be consistent with City plans, but did not review the financial aspects of this transaction; and WHEREAS , the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has offered to purchase this parcel of land, containing 130,940 square feet, from the City of Janesville for the sum of Five Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($523,800.00). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Janesville that they hereby approve and authorize the City Manager and/or his designee(s), on behalf of the City of Janesville, to sell and convey, and to close upon, the City’s sale and conveyance in fee simple of the above described surplus real property to WisDOT to accommodate the State Highway 26 Corridor Expansion Transportation Project (North Wright Road overpass); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager and/or his designee(s) may, from time to time, negotiate, draft, amend, execute and enter into such contracts, documents, agreements and amendments, and to take such other actions as the City Manager and/or his designees may deem from time to time necessary or desirable to effectuate the intent of this resolution. Motion by: ADOPTED: Second by: Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent APPROVED: Brunner Dongarra-Adams Liebert Eric J. 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