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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date:July 10, 2023 Item No.: 10.d Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval Item Description:Consider Resolution Requesting Conveyance of a Tax Forfeit Parcel, Farrington Estates Outlot A, from Ramsey County 1 B ACKGROUND 2 Ramsey County tax parcel 122923430068 (Farrington Estates Outlot A) is located on the northside 3 of County Road B, east of Farrington Street (Attachment D). The parcel is currently owned by the 4 State of MN Trust Exemptas a tax forfeiture. Outlot A was platted in 2016 under a Drainage and 5 Utility Easement due to the regional stormwater treatment this lot area provides for City and 6 Minnesota Department of Transportation right-of-way (ROW). The City was working with the 7 developer since the start of the project to ensure there was enough capacity to treat stormwater 8 runoff from the new development and the public ROW that drains to the outlot. The City’s intention 9 was to take over ownership of the lot to manage and maintain the stormwater functionality long 10 term. Outlot A was supposed to be conveyed to the City by the developer when the development 11 received its final approvals, but the outlot went into tax forfeiture instead. 12 Ramsey County needs the following information to start the conveyance process of Outlot A of 13 Farrington Estates to the City: 14•Documentation showing the developer was supposedto convey the parcel to the city and 15 failed to do so prior to forfeiture. 16•City resolution requesting the conveyance as allowed for in M.S. 282.01, subd. 1a(f). 17•Check to Ramsey County Treasurer for the amount reflected on the attached cost sheet 18($77.70). 19 As documentation, the City approved a Public Improvement Contract (PIC) with the developer on 20 February 8, 2016. Within the PIC, Section J states “Upon completion and City acceptance of the 21 Public Improvements, all Public Improvements lying within public rights-of-way and easements 22 shall become City property without further notice or action, except as follows: none.” 23(AttachmentB). The City Council RCA also notes that the stormwater wetland would be maintained 24 by the City upon final acceptance(Attachment C). 25 The City plans to keep Outlot A in its current form as a stormwater wetland to provide stormwater 26 rate control and provide water quality treatment to the Villa Park Wetland and McCarrons Lake. 27 Attached is a resolution that outlines the planned use for the parcel (Attachment A). Page 1of 2