2024-221
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: April 14, 2024 RESOLUTION NO: 2024-22
MOTION BY: McDonald SECONDED BY: Kimber
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION
OF LAND FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chanhassen does hereby determine that it is
necessary and for a public use and purpose to acquire permanent easements over the property
legally described on the attached Exhibit “A”, subject to engineering modifications, if any, for
purposes in connection with the Galpin Boulevard Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, City staff and consultants have and will continue to work with the property
owners to acquire the necessary easements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that construction timing makes it necessary to
acquire the necessary easements as soon as possible in order for the project to proceed in an
efficient, cost effective and expeditious manner.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota:
1. That the City Attorney is authorized to commence eminent domain proceedings
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 117 to acquire the necessary permanent easements over
the property identified on the attached Exhibit “A”, subject to engineering modifications, if
needed.
2. That the City Attorney is authorized to acquire the necessary property interests
pursuant to the “quick take” provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 117.042.
3. That the Mayor and City Manager are authorized to execute all documents
necessary, in the opinion of the City Attorney, to effect the acquisition of the necessary property
interests.
4. The City has obtained appraisals of the property being acquired. The Council
authorizes the City Engineer to approve the appraisals and staff to negotiate with the property
owners relating to the acquisition of the property and to acquire the property for the appraised
values.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14 day of April 2024, by the City Council of
Chanhassen, Minnesota.
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
ATTEST:
Kim Meuwissen, City Clerk Elise Ryan, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Ryan von Oven
McDonald
Schubert
Kimber
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EXHIBIT “A”
A permanent easement for drainage and utility purposes over, under, and across the
following described property:
That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township
116, Range 23 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15,
Township 116, Range 23, Carver County, Minnesota, described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Section 10; thence on an assumed bearing of
North 1 degree 56 minutes 40 seconds West along the West line of said Southwest
Quarter, a distance of 1,023.08 feet, to a point on said West line distant 1668.88 feet
South of the West Quarter corner of said Section 10; thence South 79 degrees 32 minutes
20 seconds East, a distance of 177.77 feet; thence South 86 degrees 32 minutes 20
seconds East, a distance of 100.40 feet; thence South 78 degrees 32 minutes 20 seconds
East, a distance of 194.14 feet; thence South 74 degrees 32 minutes 20 seconds East, a
distance of 150.00 feet; thence South 47 degrees 17 minutes 20 seconds East, a distance
of 75.43 feet; thence North 82 degrees 42 minutes 40 seconds East, a distance of 74.98
feet; thence South 58 degrees 17 minutes 20 seconds East, a distance of 84.58 feet;
thence South 89 degrees 17 minutes 20 seconds East, a distance of 163.25 feet; thence
South 18 degrees 17 minutes 40 seconds West, a distance of 820.19 feet to the Northerly
right of way line of Trunk Highway 5; thence North 85 degrees 54 minutes 50 seconds
West along said Northerly right of way, a distance of 33.08 feet; thence South 56 degrees
40 minutes 55 seconds West along said Northerly right of way, a distance of 158.95 feet;
thence North 85 degrees 54 minutes 50 seconds West along said Northerly right of way, a
distance of 518.22 feet to the West line of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15,
Township 116, Range 23; thence North 1 degree 37 minutes 50 seconds West along said
West line of the Northwest Quarter, a distance of 9.12 feet to the point of beginning.
Which lies Northwesterly of that particular Northwesterly right-of-way line of Parcel
216, as shown on MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF
WAY PLAT NO. 10-08, recorded as Document No. 265755 and as amended on
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF WAY PLAT NO.
10-14, recorded as Document No. 279658, described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Section 10; thence on an assumed bearing
of North 1 degree 56 minutes 40 seconds West, along the West line of the Southwest
Quarter of said Section 10, a distance of 401.19 feet, to a particular right-of-way line of
said Parcel 216 and the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 47
degrees 18 minutes 16 seconds East a distance of 175.14 feet, to an angle point in said
right-of-way line; thence North 47 degrees 18 minutes 19 seconds East a distance of
22.71 feet, to a point of curvature in said right-of-way line; thence Easterly a distance of
662.60 feet, along a non-tangential curve concave to the South having a radius of 633.04
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feet and a central angle of 59 degrees 58 minutes 14 seconds and having a chord of
632.76 feet which bears North 77 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds East to an angle point in
said right-of-way line; thence North 56 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East, not tangent
to said curve a distance of 114.28 feet, to an angle point in said right-of-way line; thence
North 22 degrees 13 minutes 10 seconds East, along said right-of-way line, a distance of
116.13 feet and said line there terminating.
Said permanent easement lies southerly and easterly of the following described line:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Section 10; thence on an assumed bearing
of North 1 degree 56 minutes 40 seconds West, along the West line of the Southwest
Quarter of said Section 10, a distance of 401.19 feet, to a particular right-of-way line of
said Parcel 216 and the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 47
degrees 18 minutes 16 seconds East a distance of 175.14 feet, to an angle point in said
right-of-way line; thence North 47 degrees 18 minutes 19 seconds East a distance of
22.71 feet, to a point of curvature in said right-of-way line; thence Easterly a distance of
662.60 feet, along a non-tangential curve concave to the South having a radius of 633.04
feet and a central angle of 59 degrees 58 minutes 14 seconds and having a chord of
632.76 feet which bears North 77 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds East to an angle point in
said right-of-way line; thence North 56 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East, not tangent
to said curve a distance of 114.28 feet, to an angle point in said right-of-way line; thence
North 22 degrees 13 minutes 10 seconds East, along said right-of-way line, a distance of
47.59 feet; thence North 67 degrees 46 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 9.39 feet;
thence Westerly a distance of 287.97 feet, along a tangential curve concave to the South
having a radius of 773.04 feet and a central angle of 21 degrees 20 minutes 37 seconds;
thence South 00 degrees 52 minutes 43 seconds West, not tangent to said curve a distance
of 139.92 feet, to said right-of-way line, and said line there terminating.
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