2003-387RESOLUTION NO. 2003-387
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to acquire by purchase real property located at 2013
Beloit Avenue 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, Gary L. Ackerman and Robert H. Ackerman own the real property located at 2013 Beloit
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 0.05 acres of land, rights of
vehicular access, and a Temporary Interest to grade slopes and driveways on 0.10 acres, as shown in
attached Exhibit A, contingent upon Common Council approval as the means to acquire the Ackerman
property in the amount of Four Thousand Seven Hundred and no/Dollars ($4,700.00); and
WHEREAS, the acquisition, plan and use(s) were properly reviewed and approved by the Janesville Plan
Commission after public hearing thereon on the 15th 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 owners, Gary L. Ackerman and Robert H. Ackerman, 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.
ADOPTED: July 14, 2003
APPROVE~: -- ,q _
St~v~'E. ~t~eiffer, City M-anagerJ
ATTEST:
Jean~k~n Wulf, City Clerk-Treasurer
City Ad~'r~ey -- -
Proposed by: City Administration
Prepared by: Community Development Planner
MOTION BY: DeGarmo
SECOND BY: Addle
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
ADDLE X
MURPHY X
DEGARMO X
STEEBER X
WILLIAMS X
BRIEN X
WELLNITZ X
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Fee Title in and to the following tract of land in Rock County, State of Wisconsin,
described as follows:
That part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1430312, recorded in Volume 22,
Pages 365, as Document No. 1430312, being part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest
1/4 of Section 7, in Town 2 North, Range 13 East, in the City of Janesville, County of
Rock, State of Wisconsin, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 1, thence North 00°26'41'' West, 356.44
feet along the West line of Lot 1 to the North line of Lot 1; thence North 89°33'19'' East,
5.00 feet along said North line; thence South 00°26'41" East, 356.46 feet to the South line
of Lot 1; thence South 89°44'49'' West, 5:00 feet along said South line to the West line of
Lot 1 and point of beginning.
This parcel contains 0.04 acres, more or less.
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
Beloit Avenue, 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 Beloit Avenue.
Except the right of access to the Beloit Avenue, from said abutting real estate on
the East side of Beloit Avenue by means of two access points.
Also, a Temporary Interest for the right to grade slopes and a driveway, 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 Rock County,
State of Wisconsin, bounded and described as follows:
The Westerly 10.00 feet of the Southerly 193.90 feet and the Westerly 5.00 feet of
the owners remaining land in said Lot I of Certified Survey Map No. 1430312, recorded
in Volume 22, Pages 365, as Document No. 1430312, abutting the Easterly right of way
line of Beloit Avenue, as measured at right angles from said right of way.
This parcel contains 0.06 acres, more or less.
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
Rev. 09/20/02
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