2003-418RESOLUTION NO. 2003-418
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to acquire by purchase real property located at 2042
Beloit Avenue, 2024 Beloit Avenue and 125 Kellogg 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, Johnson-Ryan Partnership, LLP owns the real property located at 2042 Beloit Avenue, 2024
Beloit Avenue, and 125 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 0.15 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 Johnson-
Ryan property in the amount of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred and no/Dollars ($17,500.00); 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 owner, Johnson-Ryan Partnership, LLP, 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: September 22, 2003
APPROVEf): ~
Slr~ve-n E. Sheiffer, City Manage[// -
Jea~nn Wulf, City Clerk-Treasurer
City Attordey '"--~' 2" '
Proposed by: City Administration
Prepared by: Community Development Planner
MOTION BY: Steeber
SECOND BY: DeGarmo
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 Lots 1, 4 and 5, Block 6, Sundown Acres, being part of the Northeast
1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, in Town 2 North, Range 12 East, in the City of
Janesville, County of Rock, State of Wisconsin, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South 88057'22'' East,
20.00 feet along the North line of said Lot 1; thence South 00°26'41" East, 65.00 feet;
thence South 45017'58" West, 27.91 feet to the West line of said Lot 1; thence North
00°26'41" West, 85.00 along said West line to the point of beginning.
Also the Easterly 15.00 feet of said Lots 4 and 5, Block 6, Sundown Acres, as
measured at right angles from the East line of said Lots 4 and 5.
These parcels contain 0.15 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 Beloit Avenue, from said abutting real estate on the
West side of Beloit Avenue by means of one access point.
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 Easterly 40.00 feet of the Southerly 40.00 feet of the owners remaining land in
said Lot 4 and the Easterly 10.00 feet of the Northerly 296.90 feet of the owners
remaining land in Lots 4 and 5, Block 6, Sundown Acres, as measured at right angles
from the East line of said Lots 4 and 5.
These parcels contain 0.10 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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