2005-161
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-161
A Resolution Authorizing the Dedication of City of Janesville Owned Land for
the Widening and Reconstruction of Delavan Drive.
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville, a Wisconsin Municipal Corporation located
in the County of Rock, State of Wisconsin, is the owner of certain real property
located on Delavan Drive, legally described as set forth in the attachment hereto
which is incorporated herein as if fully set forth verbatim.
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Janesville recognize the need
to widen Delavan Drive from Industrial Court to Beloit Avenue as part of the selected
route for the Delavan Drive Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council previously approved this transportation
project when they adopted Resolution No. 2004-78 on the 13th day of September,
2004; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council hereby find that widening of Delavan Drive
is a public highway project and requires additional right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville is the owner of the above described abutting
real property and may designate and dedicate the additional right-of-way as
necessary for such public highway purposes pursuant to Sections 62.11 (5), 62.22,
66.0101 and other pertinent provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes and Constitution;
and
WHEREAS, the properties required for this transportation project were
reviewed by the Janesville Plan Commission on September 7, 2004 and were found
to be consistent with City Plans.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City
of Janesville that the above described 0.0165 acres of land is hereby designated and
dedicated by the City of Janesville for permanent highway right-of-way, as described
above, for widening and reconstruction of Delavan Drive; and
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,
payments, and 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.
Motion by: Williams
Second by: Addie
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Wellnitz, Tim X
Brien X
Williams X
Wellnitz, Tom X
Steeber X
DeGarmo X
Addie X
ADOPTED: March 28. 2005
APPROVED:
Steven E. Sheiffer,
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Atlr:!n.~ J~I
Proposed by: Public Works Department
Prepared by: Community Development Planner
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Fee title for the owner's interest in land contained within the following described tract being
part of Lots 38, 39, 40, and 41 of Willow Grange Addition to the City of Janesville, located in
the Southeast J4 of the Northeast J4 of Section 1, T2N, R12E, City of Janesville, Rock
County, Wisconsin:
Commencing at an aluminum monument at the east quarter comer of said Section 1;
Thence N 00°31 '15" W, 1103.47 feet along the east line of said Section 1 to the centerline of
Delavan Drive;
Thence N 89°15'15" W, 33.75 feet along said centerline;
Thence N 00°44'51" E, 33.50 feet to the existing north right-of-way line of Delavan Drive,
also being the point of beginning;
Thence N 89°15'15" W, 120.85 feet along said north right-of-way line;
Thence N 86°05'51" E, 97.94 feet;
Thence northeasterly 37.04 feet, along the arc of a curve concave to the northwest having a
radius of 24.50 feet (the chord bears N 42°47'18" E, 33.61 feet) to the existing west
right-of-way line of Beloit Avenue;
Thence S 00°31 '15" E, 32.91 feet along said west right-of-way line of Beloit Avenue to the
existing north right-of-way line of Delavan Drive and the point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 704 sf.
Also, a fee title for the owner's interest in land contained within the following described tract
being part of land in the Southwest J4 of the Northwest J4 of Section 6, T2N, R13E, City of
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin:
Commencing at an aluminum monument at the west quarter comer of said Section 6;
Thence N 00°31 '15" W, 1103.47 feet along the west line of said Section 6 to the centerline of
Delavan Drive;
Thence S 89°15'15" E, 32.29 feet along said centerline;
Thence N 00°45 '08" E, 32.30 feet to the existing north right-of-way line of Delavan Drive,
also being the point of beginning;
Thence N 00°31' 15" W, 5.00 feet along the existing east right-of-way line of Beloit Avenue;
Thence S 42°45' 19" E, 7.40 feet to the existing north right-of-way line of Delavan Drive;
Thence N 84°59'45" W, 5.00 feet along said north right-of-way line to the existing east right-
of-way line of Beloit A venue and the point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 13 sf.