HomeMy WebLinkAboutBPW-05-06-98-05CondemnationResolution No. BPW- O 5 ' O t,, -- 9 'g'- O 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARMEL
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY GRANTING
AUTHORITY TO SETTLE CERTAIN CONDEMNATION CASES
WHEREAS, within the City of Cannel, Indiana ("City"), and/or within four (4) miles of the City' s
corporate boundaries, there exists an unused railroad corridor consisting of approximately twenty-five
(25) acres of real estate which is commonly known as the Monon Corridor; and
WHEREAS, in many instances, the ownership and control of the Monon Corridor is the subject of
a legal dispute between CSX Transportation, Inc. CCSX") and certain individuals that reside or own real
estate adjacent to the Monon Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, has determined that the Monon
Corridor should be acquired by the City and developed into a linear park; and
WHEREAS, the City is preparing to file one or more lawsuits, through its powers of eminent
domain, seeking to condemn certain real property interests along the Monon Corridor and located between
96th Street and 146m Street in Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana (the "Property"), for the
construction and development of a linear park to be known as the Monon Trail; and
WHEREAS, as a prerequisite to filing such lawsuits to condemn the Property or certain interests
in the Property, because of the legal dispute referenced above, will be divided into approximately two
hundred (200) separate parcels, each parcel will be appraised, and a Uniform Purchase Offer in the
amount of such appraisal will be served upon all entities claiming to own or control that parcel of the
Property; and
WHEREAS, in order to avoid the expense, delay and uncertainty of litigation, it is in the best
interests of the City and its constituents to amicably resolve such condemnation matters (the
"Condemnation Cases") by compensating the owners of parcels of the Property in a reasonable amount,
which may exceed the appraised value of their Property interest to be acquired by the City, by providing
such owners with the right to seek damages and obtain the present and future income rights from certain
fiber optic lines which now exist on some or all of the Property, and/or by providing such owners with
those certain reasonable assurances relating to issues of safety and privacy as are set forth on Exhibit A
attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Carreel Board of Public Works and
Safety as follows:
1 ) That the foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by this reference;
2) That Mayor James Brainard, or his designee, is hereby authorized to settle any or
all of the Condemnation Cases by:
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(a) compensating each Property owner in an amount up to and including the greater
of Twenty-Three Thousand Dollars ($23,000.00) per acre or the appraised value of the
property interest in such owner's parcel of Property to be acquired by the City as is set
forth on a Uniform Purchase Offer received by such owner,
(b) providing each Property owner with the right to seek damages and obtain the
present and future income rights to those certain fiber optic lines which now exist on some
or all of the Property, and/or
(c) providing each Property owner with, at a minimum, the safety and privacy
assurances set forth on Exhibit A hereto.
Approved and Adopted this__
day of /~aj ,1998.
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
By and through its Board of Public Works and Safety
ATTEST'
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Diana Cordray,.~.~elgTp~er
Date:
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COVENANTS ON PRIVACY AND SECURITY
The City of Carmel and the landowners of property adjoining the Monon trail, running from 96m
Street to 146m Street, as part of the consideration for the sale of the property of the landowners to the City
of Carmel, hereby agree to the following provisions for privacy and security for the protection of the
adjoining landowners. These provisions, as well as the monetary consideration paid by the City of
Carmel, constitute consideration provided to the adjoining landowners for the sale of this property.
1. The trail will be closed from sunset to sunrise, with the exception of occasional
special events, e.g. a Christmas luminary walk. It will be monitored and patrolled at
irregular intervals by trained law enforcement personnel using electrically powered or other
silently powered vehicles during the hours it is closed.
2. The trail will also be monitored and patrolled at irregular intervals by trained law
enforcement personnel using electrically powered or other silently powered vehicles during
the hours in which it is open.
3. The City of Carmel or its designee will maintain the natural vegetation as an, on
average, twelve-foot (12') barrier on the outer edges of the trail so that, in general, there
will be a continuous barrier of trees, brambles, undergrowth, mulberry-type bushes and/or
other similar thick vegetation running the entire length of the outer edges of the trail. In
areas where no such natural vegetation barrier currently exists, the City of Carmel will
consult with the adjoining landowners and plant appropriate vegetation.
Bollards (security posts) will be placed and maintained across the entrances to the trail.
These bollards will have the appearance of solid material. However, in order to provide
access for emergency and other official vehicles, they will have a breakaway feature so that
they can be overridden without damage to the vehicles.
EXHIBIT A - Page One of Two Pages
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The construction of the trail will take place during the normal construction daylight hours.
Access to the trail will be provided only through publicly owned property unless a
particular adjoining landowner or neighborhood association requests other access in their
area.
7. Dedicated trail parking will be provided, the adequacy of which will be periodically
reassessed by the City of Cannel as the usage of the trail is monitored.
8. Trash pick up along the trail will be performed with sufficient frequency to insure that the
trail remains substantially trash-free.
9. The use of firearms and motorized vehicles on the trail, other than emergency and other
official vehicles, including, but not limited to, law enforcement, fire, medical and
maintenance vehicles, will be prohibited.
10. The statutory fencing requirement (which the City of Carmel contends is not applicable)
would provide only for a four-foot (4 ') high wire fence. The City of Carmel believes that
such a fence would not significantly enhance the security or privacy of adjoining
landowners, and would provide less protection than the barrier of thick vegetation,
described in paragraph 3 above, which will generally exist on the outer edges of the trail.
Where evidence of special circumstances exists, fencing will be considered by the City of
Carmel at the request of specific adjoining landowners.
11. The recreational trail will not be used as a light or heavy rail, bus or other motorized mass
transit system.
EXHIBIT A - Page Two of Two Pages
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