City of Madison - File #: 45537

• File #: 45537
• Version: 1
• Name: 11194 Brittingham Park Quit Claim Deed
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/21/2016
• In control: BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
• On agenda: 1/3/2017
• Final action: 1/17/2017
• Enactment date: 1/20/2017
• Enactment #: RES-17-00076
• 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.
• Sponsors: Michael E. Verveer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/17/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
1/11/2017	1	BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
1/9/2017	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
1/3/2017	1	BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS	Refer
1/3/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
12/21/2016	1	Economic Development Division	Referred for Introduction

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...