2001-187RESOLUTION NO. 2001-187
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to acquire by purchase real property, located at 132
Kellogg Avenue for the Janesville Transportation Improvements Project.
WHEREAS, the Janesville City Council has previously approved the fight-of:way plat for the
Janesville Transportation Improvements Project and has authorized the City Manager to file a
Relocation Order with the Register of Deeds for Rock County, Wisconsin, for Transportation purposes
in accord with this project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Janesville to acquire various land and land interests
for the Janesville Transportation Improvements Project, City of Janesville, Rock County, Project I.D.
5990-03-50, as approved by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Helen M. Brown Family Trust owns the real property located at 132 Kellogg
Avenue, Janesville, WI, which is on the selected route for this transportation project as previously
approved by the Janesville City Council in Resolution No. 2001-171 approved and adopted on the 25th
day of June, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration has negotiated an offer to purchase contingent upon
Common Council approval as the means to acquire the Brown property in the purchase price amount
of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ($100,000.00) Dollars; and
WHEREAS, relocation costs are estimated at Sixty-nine Thousand ($69,000.00) Dollars; and
WHEREAS, this acquisition, plan and use(s) were properly reviewed and approved by the
Janesville Plan Commission after public hearing thereon on the 20th day of August, 2001, but without
review, comment or recommendation concerning the financial aspects of this transaction; and
WHEREAS, acquiring this property for such public transportation and related purposes is
authorized by Section 62.22 and other related provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes, mad is in the best
interest of the City and of benefit to the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the Common Council of the City of Janesville
that they hereby authorize the City Manager and/or his designees to purchase and acquire said property
from the owner, the Helen M. Brown Family Trust, in accord with the plan, offer to purchase, and
public purposes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager and his designee(s) may, from time to
time, negotiate, draft, amend, execute and enter into such contracts, documents, and agreements and
take such other actions as the City Manager and/or his designees may deem necessary or desirable to
effectuate the intent of this resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-187
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ADOPTED: September 24, 2001
Thomas ~. Rogers, Jr., (JAsst~y ~anager
ATTEST:
Je~l/Ann Wulf, City Clerk-Treasu~
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~ ~-~r ~
City Attorney
Proposed by: City Administration
Prepared by: Assistant City Manager
MOTION BY: DeGarmo
SECOND BY: O' Lear~/
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
DAMRON X
WILLIAMS X
O'LEARY X
DEGARMO X
BRIEN X
MURPHY X
STEEBER X