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Member Theodore Willard introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 67 -322
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE
AGREEMENT FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE CITY
OPEN -SPACE APPLICATION
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center desires to acquire lands
to be preserved for permanent open -space use, and has made application
to the Federal Government for financial assistance therefor under
Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 as amended; and
WHEREAS, in a letter received at the City Hall on October 10, 1966
the regional director of Urban Renewal advised the City that said
application had been approved and financial assistance from the
Federal Government assured; and
WHEREAS, a parcel described as Parcel 4500, Plat 89034, Hennepin
County, is held in fee by Charles M. Holm and said parcel in included
among the parcels desired to be acquired and for which financial
assistance has been requested as described above; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission reviewed the proposed
acquisition on April 21, 1966 and thereupon adopted a resolution
approving said acquisition and stating that such acquisition was
in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan for the community; and
WHEREAS, as required by regulation promulgated by the Department
of Housing and Urban Development applicable to land acquisitions under
the aforementioned Title VII, two appraisals have been obtained,
said appraisals being on file in the office of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the "Land Acquisition Policy;Statement"
adopted by the then Village Council on April 19, 1966, efforts to
negotiate the purchase of said parcel were initiated with the result
that the owner will not accept less than the sum of $2,005 for
the property including the payment by the owner of all outstanding
special assessments and taxes currently levied against the property;
and
WHEREAS, based on the aforementioned appraisals and upon the
opinion of counsel that the cost of acquisition of the parcel through
eminent domain roceedin s would likely equal orFexceed the sale
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price requested by the owner, the City Council finds that the sum of
$2,005 is a fair sum to pay for acquisition of fee title to the
subject property:
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Resolution No. 67 -322
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Brooklyn Center
purchase said parcel being otherwise described as:
The East 525 feet of the north 464.2 feet of the southwest
1/4 of the northeast 1/4 of Section 34, Township 119,
Range 21. Except highway.
and that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized and are hereby
directed to execute a Purchase Agreement for the aforementioned
parcel in the amount of $2,005 on the following terms:
a. $200 earnest money payable upon execution of the
Purchase Agreement;
b. $1,805 payable on or before October 31, 1967 subject
to the normal terms of marketable title and also
requiring the payment in full of all outstanding
special assessments, liens and current taxes by the seller.
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October 16, 1967
Date r Mayor
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ATTEST:
Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
seconded by member john Leary and upon vote being taken
thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Philip Cohen, john
Leary, Gordon Erickson, Howard Heck and Theodore Willard,
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was duly passed and adopted.