2011-820 RESOLUTION NO. 2011-820
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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.
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Motion by: Voskuil
ADOPTED: July 11, 2011 Second by: Steeber
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
APPROVE
kir / Brunner X
/ Dongarra -Adams X
� L , , Liebert X
Eric J. evitt, C ' anager McDonald X
Rashkin X
ATTEST: Steeber X
Voskuil X
Jean Wulf, City Clerk - Trea
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
Proposed by: Community Development Depaitanent ,-
Prepared by: Community Development Department and
City Attorney