Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution has no fiscal impact.
Title
Authorizing the acceptance of a Quit Claim Deed from the State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation, for a parcel of land adjacent to Brittingham Park, located at 201 Proudfit Street.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Madison (the “City”), is the owner of a parcel of land located along North Shore Drive, aka Brittingham Park; and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation (“WisDOT”) is the owner of the former Soo Line rail corridor, which is located adjacent to said Brittingham Park; and
WHEREAS, WisDOT has approved a new City pedestrian/bike path crossing of said rail corridor, and as a condition of said approval have required that the City install fence to deter pedestrian crossing of said rail corridor outside of the new pedestrian/bike path crossing area; and
WHEREAS, WisDOT has agreed to quit claim a parcel of land adjacent to Brittingham Park in order to allow the installation of said fence along and adjacent to said rail corridor boundary; and
WHEREAS, City Parks Division and Engineering staff has reviewed and recommends the acceptance of said Quit Claim Deed to allow the installation of said fence along and adjacent to said rail corridor boundary.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized to accept a Quit Claim Deed for lands adjacent to Brittingham Park described as follows:
Any interest and/or rights within lands located in part of Government Lot 2, (Southeast ¼) of Section 23, Township 7 North, Range 9 East, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows:
Commencing at the southeastern most corner of Lot 1, Dane County Certified Survey Map No. 13337, recorded in Volume 86 of Certified Survey Maps, pages 86 - 92 as Document No. 4902210, said corner being located approximately 26 feet southwesterly of, as measured at right angles, the centerline of the main rail of a track located within Wisconsin Department of Transportation railroad right-of-way (formerly the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad); thence Westerly along the southerly side of said Lot 1 to the intersection with a line lying 35 feet southwesterly of the centerline of the said main rail, said point of intersection also being the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence Southeasterly, 49 feet more or less, parallel with and 35 feet southwesterly of the said centerline; thence Southwesterly, 15 feet, perpendicular to the said centerline of the main rail; thence Southeasterly, 20 feet more or less, parallel with and 50 feet southwesterly of the said centerline to the intersection with the said existing railroad right of way; thence northwesterly along the said railroad right-of-way to the intersection with the southerly side of said Lot 1, Certified Survey Map No. 13337; thence Southeasterly and Easterly along the said southerly side of Lot 1 to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Part of Parcel No: 251-0709-234-1008-2
The above-described parcel is depicted on attached Exhibit A.