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JOINT MEETING
PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL AND DISTRICT 284 SCHOOL BOARD
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1994, 6:00 P.M.
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING CONFERENCE ROOM, 2ND FLOOR
PURPOSE: The purposes of the meeting are to have City Council and School Board
Members meet each other, exchange information on the status of the
land acquisition and the planning for future school and park
development, determine the general interest and intent of both the School
District and the City Council to proceed with land acquisition and joint
site planning efforts, and to discuss any other subjects of mutual
interest. No decisions or approvals are requested of either body at this
meeting.
1. INTRODUCTIONS
2. VIDEO of site -Eric Blank, Director of Parks and Recreation
3. LAND ACQUISITION STATUS -David Landswerk, Superintendent.
4. SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLANS -David Landswerk
5. PARK DEVELOPMENT PLANS -Eric Blank
6. DISCUSS GENERAL INTEREST OF BOTH PARTIES IN
PROCEEDING WITH LAND ACQUISITION AND JOINT SITE
PLANNING
7. DISCUSS OTHER SUBJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST
a. Street and sidewalk improvements adjacent to Birchview
School
b. Other subjects from the Council or School Board
8. ADJOURN (approximately 7:00 p.m.)
We Listen • We Solve • We Care
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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS 4
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of this day of , 1994
between the city of Plymouth, a Minnesota municipal corporation
City") and Independent School District No. 284, a governmental
subdivision of the State of Minnesota ("District").
RECITALS:
City and District have a common interest in the acquisition and
development of land for park and school purposes on certain property
consisting of approximately 161 acres located at the northwest
quadrant of Peony Lane and the CP Rail riy11L-of-way in Plymouth,
Hennepin County, Minnesota legally described on Exhibit A and depicted
on Exhibit B (the "Site").
City and District could realize substantial capital and operating
savings through cooperative planning for the site layout that may
facilitate the efficient development and operation of buildings and
improvements.
The parties wish to accomplish these aims by entering into a
joint powers agreement as authorized by Minnesota Statutes 471.59.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority of Minnesota Statutes,
Section 471.59, the parties agree as follows:
1. 1juyUi;iLiy,,. Tl,,-- Dist%?imt shall aoquiro the apprnYimatply
130 acre parcel designated Parcel A on Exhibit B. The City shall
acquire the approximately 31 acre parcel designated Parcel B on
Exhibit B. The City shall then purchase the portion of Parcel A
designated on Exhibit B as Parcel A-1 consisting of 49.5 acres from
the District as provided in Section 5 below. The purchase price of
Parcel A and Parcel B shall be deemed to be $17,500 per acre (net of
existing roadway easements).
2. planning of Site. District and City shall jointly select a
site planner to prepare an overall site layout for the Site.
3. Allocation of costs of acquisition and site planning. All
costs of acquisition and site planning, including legal work for
preparation of this agreement and purchase of the Site, a phase 1
environmental site assessment, general liability insurance,
appraisals, and the cost of a site planner, shall he totaled and
allocated between the City and District equally. In all other
respects, each party will bear it's own costs, including attorney's
fees.
4. Area improvements. The City shall take action to extend
sanitary sewer and water utilities and a hard surfaced road to the
Site prior to December 31, 1996 and will assess the costs of such
improvements, including the road approaches to a bridge, to area
property owners according to its standard policies. The City and.the
District agree that a bridge for Peony Lane will btc I-,eeded over the cF
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Rail tracks. The City will design and build an appropriate bridge
prior to December 31, 1996 at its sole expense. In consideration for
this expense by the City, the District covenants to make one
gymnasium, at least equal to a full size high school basketball court,
at the school to be built on the site available for use at City's
discretion at all times when school is not in session and when no
activity specifically sponsored and funded by the District is
occurring. The City will pay operating expenses attributable to its
use. This covenant shall survive termination of this Agreement.
5. Purchase of Parcel A-1. The City shall pay $235,000 on or
before May 11, 1994, and the balance of $631,250 on or before July 1,
1994, in exchange for title to Parcel A--1. Prorations and condition
of title will follow usual rnmmPrcial practice.
6. Planning and Coordination. District and City shall each
appoint one individual to coordinate the overall acquisition of land,
the site planning process, and the ultimate subdivision of Site.
7. Term. The parties will work in good faith to develop a
coordinated plan for development and use of the Site and if they are
able to agree, each in their own discretion, on such a plan, they may
in the future enter into a new joint powers agreement. If they do
not, for any reason, enter into a new agreement by July 1, 1996, this
agreement will terminate as of that date, and each party may
independently develop their respective land.
S. Severability. In the event that any portion of this
agreement is deemed to be illegal and unenforceable, it shall not
affect the eriforceability of the other provisions contained herein.
9. Effective Date. This agreement shall take effect upon
approval by the governing bodies of both parties.
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
By.
Mayor
By:
City Manager
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. 234
By:
Chairman
By:
Superintendent
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