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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />To <br />Item Number <br />City Council <br />7.4. <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Administration <br />December 21, 2009 <br />Lori Johnson, City Administrator <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Consider a Resolution Relating to a Certificate of County Board <br />of Classification of Forfeited Lands as Described By Chapter <br />Reviewed by <br />386, Laws 1935 as Amended Specifying the Parcels to be Sold, <br />Taken for Public Use, and Taken for Public Purpose. <br />Action Requested <br />Consider a resolution relating to a Certificate of County Board of Classification of Forfeited Lands as <br />Described by Chapter 386, Laws 1935 as Amended specifying the parcels to be sold, taken for public use, <br />and taken for public purpose. <br />Background /Discussion <br />Sherburne County has notified the City of the parcels within the City that are tax forfeit and may be taken <br />or purchased by the City. If the City wants a parcel for a public use, the City may take ownership of the <br />parcel without cost other than deed tax and recording fees. If the City wants a parcel for a public <br />purpose, such as economic development or redevelopment purposes, the City must pay fair market value <br />for the parcel. The values on the subject parcels have not yet been set by the County Assessor. <br />Staff from the public works, parks, community development, finance, and administration departments <br />and Elk River Municipal Utilities reviewed the parcels to identify parcels of interest to the City. Staff is <br />recommending that Sherburne County sell the parcels on the list with the following exceptions: <br />Parcel Number <br />75- 405 -0272 <br />75- 691 -0030 <br />75- 691 -0040 <br />75- 691 -0060 <br />75- 691 -0090 <br />75- 691 -0100 <br />Location <br />adjacent to King Ave. parking lot <br />Park Pointe Addition <br />Park Pointe Addition <br />Park Pointe Addition <br />Park Pointe Addition <br />Park Pointe Addition <br />Reason /Purpose <br />Public use — parking lot /sidewalk <br />Public use — street <br />Public use — street <br />Public use — street <br />Public use — street <br />Public use — street <br />A map of each of the parcels is attached. As you can see from the map, parcel 75- 405 -0272 functions as <br />part of the King Avenue parking lot. The remainder of the parcels are in Park Pointe. They are all either <br />in the middle of the street or a cul -de -sac. It appears that the parcels in Park Pointe were to have been <br />transferred to the ownership of a homeowners association because the parcels were platted as outlots. <br />However, that did not occur. Once the City has ownership, staff and the City Attorney will work out a <br />solution to either form a homeowners association and transfer the lots to the association or retain <br />ownership and make changes to some of the parcels to minimize ongoing maintenance costs. <br />S: \Council \Lori \2009 \Tax Forfeit Property.doc <br />