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RESOLUTION 06 -06 -26
RESOLUTION APPROVING DETACHMENT OF LAND FROM THE
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS AND ANNEXATION TO
THE CITY OF STILLWATER PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights agreed with Washington County and
the City of Stillwater to the detachment of certain lands from the City of Oak Park
Heights and annexation of the same to the City of Stillwater all pursuant to the agreement
being dated October 4, 2005; and,
WHEREAS, the October 4, 2005 agreement as provided also has the City of Oak
Park Heights returning to the State of Minnesota its interest in and to certain tax forfeited
lands, and otherwise agreeing to the detachment and annexation of those lands to the City
of Stillwater in order to facilitate the County's future plans for development of its
surrounding campus, both for the parking lot and building purposes all pursuant to the
signed Agreement; and,
• WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Oak Park Heights has previously
approved the agreement authorizing the detachment and annexation of lands to the City of
Stillwater; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights hereby requests by this resolution the
Department of Administration - Municipal Boundary Adjustments to detach a certain
property described herein from the City of Oak Park Heights and make a part of the City
of Stillwater as described in Attachment "A "; and,
WHEREAS, the property is situated within the City of Oak Park Heights, abuts
the municipal boundary of the City of Stillwater in the County of Washington. The
petitioned area abuts the City of Stillwater's south and west boundary; and,
WHEREAS, the property proposed for detachment is urban in character and will
be developed to support the Washington County Government Center campus; and,
WHEREAS, the number of acres in the property proposed for detachment is
17,430 square feet and is described as follows:
SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION (Attachment A)
1 0 WHEREAS, the reason detachment is requested is that the area is part of the
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• Washington County Government Center Campus which is in the City of Stillwater, the
County Seat of Washington County; and,
WHEREAS, the subject area may be utilized in accordance with the Agreement
between the City of Oak Park Heights, the City of Stillwater and Washington County;
and,
WHEREAS, the number of residents in the proposed area is zero; and
WHEREAS, there is one building on said property; and,
WHEREAS, the subject property is predominately owned in fee by Washington
County and as such, is exempt from the payment of real estate taxes; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council for the City of
Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota that it hereby detaches the following
legally described property (Attachment A) and allows it to be attached into the corporate
limits of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota.
Passed by the City Council for the City of Oak Park Heights on this 26th day of June,
2006.
• Wv.iBeaud'et
F PARK GHTS
Atte . Mayor
Eric . Johnson
City dministrator
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EXHIBIT A
. Legal Description
All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW/4 of SW'/. of
SWIA), Section Thirty-four (34), Township Thirty (30) North, Range Twenty (20) West, described as follows:
Commencing at a point on the West line of said SW '/• where said West line intersects the North line of the
present Minnesota Trunk Highway 212; thence East along the North line of said Minnesota Trunk Highway 212 a
distance of 155 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continue East along the North
line of said Minnesota Trunk Highway 212 a distance of 105 feet; thence North and parallel to the West line of
said SW '/4 a distance of 166 feet; thence West and parallel to the North line of said Minnesota Trunk Highway
212 a distance of 105 feet; thence South and parallel to the West line of said SW' /. a distance of 166 feet to the
point of beginning.
Together with an easement for driveway purposes over and across the following described property:
All that part of the SW' /. of the SW' /. of the SW' /. of Section 34, Township 30 North, Range 20 West,
described as follows:
Commencing at a point in the West line of said SW 'A where said West line intersects with the North line of the
present Minnesota Trunk Highway 212; thence North on said West line a distance of 166 feet to the point of
beginning of the land to be described; thence East and parallel to the North line of Minnesota Trunk Highway
212 a distance of 260 feet; thence North and parallel to the West line of the SW 'A a distance of 60 feet; thence
West and parallel to the North line of said Minnesota Trunk Highway 212 a distance of 260 feet to a point on the
West line of said SW '/. ; thence South a distance of 60 feet to the point of beginning.
TOTAL P.04