2002-281RESOLUTION NO. 2002- 281
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to acquire by purchase real property located at 1530 South
Jackson Street for the Janesville Transportation Improvements Project.
WHEREAS, the Janesville City Council has previously approved the right-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. 5990-03-52, as approved by the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, Abitec owns the real property located at 1530 South Jackson Street, 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 25m day of June, 2001; and
WHEREAS, The City Administration has negotiated an offer to purchase 0.02 acres of land, vehicular access
rights, and a Temporary Interest for the right to grade slopes on 0.25 acres, as shown in the attached Exhibit A,
contingent upon Common Council approval as the means to acquire the Abitec property in the amount of Three
Thousand Nine Hundred and no/100 ($3,900.00) Dollars; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition, plan and use(s) were.l?operly reviewed and approved by the Janesville Plan
Commission after public hearing thereon on the 15m day of October, 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, and it 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 and direct the City Manager and/or his designees to purchase and acquire said property from the owner,
Abitec, in accord with the plan, offer to purchase and public purposes; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager and his designee(s) may, from time to time, negotiate, draft,
amend, execute, record and enter into such other 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.
ADOPTED: September 9, 2002
-~S~ev~ E. Sheiffer, C'i~ M~-fiager - ~r. ~
ATTEST:
Jean~nn Wulf, City CleriC-Treasurer
City Attorney t / ~ J '
MOTION BY: Steeber
SECOND BY: Williams
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
STEEBER X
MURPHY X
DAMRON X
WILLIAMS X
DEGARMO X
BRIEN X
O'LEARY X
Proposed by: City Administration
Prepared by: Assistant City Manager
-EXHIBIT 'A'
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Fee Title in and to the following tract of land in the City of Janesville, Rock County, State of Wisconsin, described as
follows:
Part of City of Janesville Tax Parcel ID 0401300401:
That part of the of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 1, Township 2 North, Range 12 East, City of Janesville, described as
follows: Commencing at the South 1/4 comer of said Section 1; thence South 88055'59" East, 623.00 feet along the South
line of said Section 1 to the Southwest right of way of the Union and Pacific Railroad; thence South 38026'42" East, 6.40 feet
along said right of way to the Northwest right of way of South Jackson Street; thence South 51o33'18" West, 432.03 feet
across the Union and Pacific Railroad and along said right of way of South Jackson Street; thence North 00o53'22"East,
53.74 feet along said right of way to the owners South property line extended; thence South 89007'23" West, 9.50 along said
property line to the East property line and the point of beginning; thence continuing South 89007'23" West, 30.60 along said
South property line; thence North 26008'02" East, 67.35 feet to the East property line; thence South 00053'22" East, 60.00
feet along said property line to the point of beginning.
This parcel contains 0.02 acres.
Also, all existing, future, or potential common law or statutory easements or rights of vehicular access between the
right-of-way of the highway, currently designated as South Jackson Street, and all of the abutting remaining real property of
the owner, whether acquired by separate conveyance or otherwise, where the remaining real property of the owner abuts
South Jackson Street.
Except the right of access to South Jackson Street, from said abutting real estate by means of one access point
located within that portion of the remaining property of the owner lying South of the Southeasterly right of way line of Jatco
Drive.
Also, a Temporary Interest for the right to grade slopes, including for such purposes the right to operate the
necessary equipment thereon and the right of ingress and egress as long as required for such public purposes, including the
right to preserve, protect, remove or plant thereon any vegetation that the highway authorities may deem necessary or
desirable, in and to the following tract of land in the City of Janesville, Rock County, State of Wisconsin, bounded and
described as follows:
That part of the of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 1, Township 2 North, Range 12 East, City of Janesville, described as
follows:
Commencing at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 1; thence South 88055'59" East, 623.00 feet along the South line
of said Section 1 to the Southwest right of way of the Union and Pacific Railroad; thence South 38026'42" East, 6.40 feet
along said right of way to the Northwest right of way of South Jackson Street; thence South 51o33'18" West, 432.03 feet
across the Union and Pacific Railroad and along said right of way of South Jackson Street; thence North 00o53'22"East,
53.74 feet along said right of way to the South property line; thence South 89o07'23" West, 40.10 along said property line to
the point of beginning; thence continuing South 89007'23" West, 83.97 along said property line; thence North 36022'59"
East, 101.19 feet; thence North 16o36'51" East, 120.11 feet; thence North 08o03'51" East, 110.26 feet to the East property
line; thence South 00053'22" East, 244.02 feet along said right of way; thence South 26o08'02" West, 67.35 feet to the South
property line and point of beginning.
This parcel contains 0.25 acres.
The above temporary interest is to terminate upon the completion of this project or on the day the highway is open
to the traveling public, whichever is later.
Project I.D. 5990-03-52
11/09/01 Parcel 46
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