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RESOLUTION 96 -__ <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT OF REAL <br />PROPERTY FROM W. D. (BILL) GAGNE AND RICHARD J. DEZIEL <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City of Elk River (the City) is a Minnesota Municipal <br />Corporation; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the <br />City to provide adequate public recreational lands as well as land <br />for public improvements such as streets, bridges, etc.; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City has been approached by W. D. (Bill) Gagne and Richard J. <br />Deziel, the owners of the land located within the City and legally <br />described in attached Exhibit A; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />Mr. Gagne and Mr. Deziel have expressed an interest in conveying <br />the property to the City as a gift; that the gift is based on a <br />charitable donative intent by Mr. Gagne and Mr. Deziel; and that <br />Mr. Gagne and Mr. Deziel are under no coercion to convey the <br />property, but are conveying the property by their own free will; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City has obtained an appraisal by Jerry Smith, MAI, who <br />appraised the property at $168,000 as stated on Exhibit B1 and B2 <br />to this resolution; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City desires to accept the gift of the property from Mr. Gagne <br /> and Mr. Deziel to be used for park and public purposes. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk <br />River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, that the property be accepted from Mr. Gagne <br />and Mr. Deziel. <br /> <br />Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 21st day of <br />October, 1996. <br /> <br />Henry A. Duitsman, Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Sandra A. Thackeray, City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />