Agenda - Council - 02/22/1982 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I ! I i I I I ! I I I I I I I ! TO: FROM: RE: DATE: RAMSEY CITY COUNCIL WILLIAM K. GOODRICH, CITY ATTORNEY SALE OR LEASE OF PROPERTY ACQUIRED FROM FIRST GUARANTY CORP. FEBRUARY 22, 1982 At your Council meeting on January 26, 1982, you asked me to determine the City's alternatives relating to selling or leasing the property the City acquired from First Guaranty to Orin Lemke. The City does have the power to either sell or lease this land pursuant to M.S.A. 412.211, which states in part: Every city may acquire, either within or without its corporate limits, such real and personal property as the purposes of the city may require, by purchase, gift, condemnation, lease or otherwise, and may hold, manage, control, sell, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of real property as ~ts interes~-~ ~-~quire. Since there is no park dedication or other specific use language in the deed, I do not think there would be any public use or dedication problem. However, if the City does use the land as a park for a long period of time then seeks to sell it, the use as a park itself could create a public dedication problem, even though the deed did not state that the use was limited to park purposes. Since the City has adopted a Comprehensive Plan, the City may not dispose of real property until after the Planning Commission has reviewed the porposal and reported to the Council its findings as to compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. There is no bid requirement for the sale or lease of City property. The sale or lease procedure would be simply by resolution authorizing the mayor and clerk to sign the necessary documents. A sale may be by contract for deed if the Council determines this to be in the City's best interests and, in addition, the City may attach to the deed or contract for deed whatever use restrictions the Council feels will be in the City's best interest. WKG/c mh