HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2004-169 - Sale of Lot 6, Block 2, Sunset Ridge, 6600 175th Avenue West - 12/07/2004 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-169
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SALE OF LOT 6, BLOCK 2, SUNSET RIDGE
WHEREAS,the City is authorized pursuant to MN Statute §412.211 to hold,manage,
control, sell, convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of such land as its interests require; and
WHEREAS,the City is further empowered by law to sell property that is no longer
needed by the municipality for governmental purposes; and
WHEREAS, for many years the City desired to acquire a sanitary sewer and water main
easement (hereinafter the"Utility Easement") across Lot 6,Block 2, Sunset Ridge, Hennepin
County, Minnesota, commonly known as 6600 175th Avenue West(hereinafter the"Property");
and
WHEREAS, although the prior Owners of the Property were unwilling to grant the City
the Utility Easement, they approached the City in 2004 offering to sell the entire Property, which
resulted in the City acquiring the Property in 2004; and
WHEREAS,the acquisition of the Property enables the City to establish the Utility
Easement which allows the City to abandon a sanitary sewer lift station thereby saving
operational costs and minimizing the risk of sewer backup and further allows a looping of the
water main system from the neighborhood of the Property to a new neighborhood to the west,
establishing a more reliable water system for these areas; and
WHEREAS, the Property as encumbered by the Utility Easement is not needed by the
City for governmental purposes; and
WHEREAS,the City Council is advised by City Staff that the sale of the Property has no
relationship to the City's Comprehensive Municipal Plan; and
WHEREAS,Richard and Mary Perkins.have offered to purchase the Property from the
City subject to the Utility Easement for the sum of$287,000.00.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE,MINNESOTA THAT:
1. The City Council finds that the sale of the Property subject to the Utility Easement
has no relationship to the City's Comprehensive Plan.
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2. The sale of the Lot 6,Block 2, Sunset Ridge,Hennepin County,Minnesota subject to
the Utility Easement is hereby approved.
3. The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to execute any and all such
documents, including a warranty deed, as are necessary to convey the Property to the
purchaser.
ADOPTED by the City Council on December 7, 2004.
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(Seal)
ATTEST:
l
thleen Porta, Clerk
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