2014-1075 RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -1075
A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITYAUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE STATION FOR THE CITY OF JANESVILLE
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville intends to construct a new fire station for the purpose of
providing fire fighting services to the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville Plan Commission reviewed and recommended the location
and use of the new downtown fire station without making any comment about the financial
aspects of the project; and
WHEREAS, funding for the acquisition of real estate and related relocation expenses, pursuant
to Chapter 32, Wisconsin Statutes, is hereby approved and appropriated by the Common Council
of the City of Janesville in the amount necessary and desirable for acquisition, relocation,
incidental costs and expenses, and as budgeted and/or as to be borrowed; and
WHEREAS, Wis. Stats. §§ 32.06, 32.07, 62.22(1), 62.23(17)(a), 62.23(17)(b), 66.0101,
62.11(5), and other applicable provisions set forth in the Wisconsin Statutes permit the City's
acquisition, development, ownership, protection, improvement to, and maintenance of public
properties and facilities for public purposes by negotiated purchase and/or by eminent domain;
and
WHEREAS, the Common Council find that all such new central fire station No. 1 and associated
land acquisition constitute legitimate public purposes and are of benefit to the public and in the
best interest of the City and its residents, businesses, and visitors.
RESOLUTION
Therefore, the Common Council of the City of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, do
resolve as follows:
1. All of the above recitals are hereby reiterated and incorporated herein by reference as
if fully set forth verbatim; and
2. This Resolution is a resolution of necessity, in accordance with subsections 32.06(1)
and 32.07(2), Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the within - described public improvement project.
3. It is necessary for the City of Janesville to construct a new fire station for the public
purpose of providing fire fighting services to the citizens of the City of Janesville.
4. It is necessary, in the furtherance of the above - stated public purpose, for the City to
acquire fee title to the following described real estate, as shown on the attached map of
properties to be acquired, for the new fire station:
Parcel Owner(s)
0125300228 630 Prospect Avenue Barbara Anderson
0125300232 339 Milton Avenue Rebecca Carlson
0125300236 315 Milton Avenue Timothy Duddeck
0125300234 327 Milton Avenue Federal National Mortgage Association
0125300224 614 Prospect Avenue Blake Good, Keith Good, Leann Good
0125300231 345 Milton Avenue Heidenreich Properties, LLC
0125300227 626 Prospect Avenue Bobbie L. Meyer, Joseph W. Meyer
0125300229 700 Prospect Avenue Sherry Moran
0125300237 309 Milton Avenue Joshua Regenold
0125300235 321 Milton Avenue John W. Sage, Grace M. Sage
0125300230 706 Prospect Avenue Joyce Shea
0125300226 622 Prospect Avenue Andrew Thomas
0125300233 333 Milton Avenue Shawn A. Sharp, Barbara J. Sharp
5. The City of Janesville will acquire, by condemnation in accordance with Chapter
32 of the Wisconsin Statutes if necessary, the above - described real estate from the record
owner(s) thereof, who are identified in Paragraph 3 above, and from any and all other persons or
entities who may have an interest in said real estate.
6. The City Manager and his designees, on behalf of the City of Janesville, are
authorized and empowered to negotiate, draft, modify, review, execute and enter into
agreements, close upon the purchases of real property, and pay relocation expenses in
accordance with the purpose of this Resolution and in accordance with the parameters
established by the City of Janesville Common Council, but without any other limitation on price
or terms.
7. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager and his designee(s), on
behalf of the City of Janesville, is /are hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate, draft,
modify, review, execute, and enter into additional agreements, record, file and/or make minor
modifications and/or amendments to any and all documents, papers, forms and agreements, and
to take whatever other actions as the City Manager may determine, from time to time and at any
time, necessary and/or desirable to effectuate the intent of this Resolution and/or project.
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8. NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of
Janesville hereby approve and authorize the City Administration to take actions necessary to
provide funding for the new fire station property acquisition, relocation, and related costs fees,
and expenses not previously funded; No funds from sources other than the Notes or the
Available Funds previously authorized, will be or are expected to be, reserved, allocated on a
long -term basis, or otherwise set aside by the City for the property acquisition and relocation
elements of the project, except as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
This declaration of official intent is consistent with the budgetary and financial circumstances of
the City. The purpose of this Resolution is to satisfy the "official intent requirement" of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.150 -2.
ADOPTED: April 14, 2014 Motion by: Voskuil
Second by: Severson
APPROVED: ' Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Farrell X
Mark A. Freitag, City Manager Fitzgerald X
Kealy X
A T: Liebert X
-..K411; Air AI/ L Marklein X
. Ann Wu f, City Cler -Tres- er Severson X
APPROVED AS TO FORM./ Voskuil X
Wald KlimczyR, City Attorney
Proposed by: Council President Voskuil and
Council Member Marklein
Prepared by: Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
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