HomeMy WebLinkAbout09(C) - Resolution Approving the Disposal of City-Owned Property in Spring Lake Township Report
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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 25-01PC
A RESOLUTION FINDING THE PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY IN SPRING
LAKE TOWNSHIP IS WITHIN COMPLIANCE OF THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Motion By:
Tennison
Second By:
Fenstermacher
WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake obtained ownership of 18 parcels of land within Spring Lake
Township in 2010 via Conveyance of Forfeited Lands to be used for public park purposes;
and
WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake has maintained two public parks in Spring Lake Township known
as Raymond Park and South Shore Park; and
WHEREAS, On September 10, 2024, the City of Prior Lake and Spring Lake Township entered into a
Joint Resolution Providing for the Orderly Annexation of Certain Areas within Spring Lake
Township to the City of Prior Lake Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 414.0325 (“OAA”); and
WHEREAS, As part of the OAA, the City of Prior Lake agreed to transfer ownership of the following 18
parcels to the Spring Lake Township:
• South Shore Park. Located at 2968 South Shore Drive, Prior Lake, MN 55372 (PID
119090270)
• Raymond Park. No Address. Located on the South Shore of Spring Lake
consisting of thirteen (13) Parcels (PIDs 110110140, 110110120, 110110110,
110110100, 110110090, 110110080, 110110070, 110110060, 110110050,
110110040, 110110030, 110110020, and 110110010)
• Raymond Avenue Natural Area. No Address. Located on the South Shore of
Spring Lake consisting of two (2) Parcels (PIDs 110110190 and 110110200)
• Stormwater Pond Parcel. 2255 Raymond Avenue, Jordan, MN 55352 (PID
110110220)
• Natural Area located south of Raymond Avenue. No Address. (PID 110110240)
hereinafter the (“Subject Property”); and
WHERES, Spring Lake Township will continue to operate and maintain the public parks on the
Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 462.356, subd. 2 requires the Planning Commission review the disposal of
any publicly owned interest in real property and report in writing to the City Council its
findings as to compliance of the proposed disposal with the Comprehensive Plan, or the
City Council may, by resolution adopted by two-thirds vote, dispense with the
requirements of this subsection when in its judgment it finds that the proposed disposal of
real property has no relationship to the Comprehensive Plan; and
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WHEREAS, On February 24, 2025, the Prior Lake Planning Commission considered the proposed
disposal of Subject Property as to compliance with the Comprehensive Municipal Plan;
and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission found disposal of the Subject Property complies with the City’s
Comprehensive Plan.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF PRIOR
LAKE, MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The disposal of Subject Property complies to the City’s Comprehensive Plan based on the
following.
a. The Orderly Annexation Agreement approved by the City of Prior Lake in September 2024
requires the City to work with Spring Lake Township to transfer ownership of the Subject
Property to the Township.
b. The Conveyance of Forfeited Lands transferring ownership of the Subject Property to the
City of Prior Lake included a condition that if the city ceased to use the land for the public
park purpose, the land shall revert to the State of Minnesota. The City of Prior Lake is
ceasing to maintain ownership of the Subject Property, which requires the parcels to revert
to the State of Minnesota, and ultimately to Spring Lake Township.
c. This action complies with the Comprehensive Plan as the Park & Trail System Plan
addresses the elimination and reduction in the number of City Parks.
d. South Shore Park and Raymond Park are not proposed to be eliminated. The City of Prior
Lake will be removing these parks from the City park system; however, the parks will
continue to operate as public parks under the ownership and maintenance of Spring Lake
Township.
e. A future Comprehensive Plan Amendment to remove the parcels in the South Shore and
Vergus neighborhoods from the land use plan as well as remove references to Raymond
Park and South Shore Park from the Park & Trail System Plan will eliminate any
relationship between the Subject Property and the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
3. This finding shall be provided to the City Council in writing for their consideration of a potential
disposal of City-owned property in Spring Lake Township.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025.
Jason Tschetter,
Commission Chair
ATTEST:
Casey McCabe,
Community Development Director
VOTE Tschetter Ringstad Johnson Tennison Fenstermacher
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
LOCATION MAP
City-Owned Property in Spring Lake Township
South Shore Park
Raymond Park