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File #: 2018-0310    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 3/23/2018 In control: Committee on Public Works
On agenda: 3/27/2018 Final action: 4/3/2018
Enactment date: 4/3/2018 Enactment #: 236
Effective date: 4/11/2018    
Title: Resolution taking, appropriating and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh, for public highway purposes certain property in the 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, owned by MK-Menlo Banksville LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership, authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition and relocation costs related thereto.
Attachments: 1. Summary 2018-0310, 2. 2018-0310 Attachments

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Resolution taking, appropriating and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh, for public highway purposes certain property in the 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, owned by MK-Menlo Banksville LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership, authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition and relocation costs related thereto. 

 

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WHEREAS, The City of Pittsburgh, pursuant to Pittsburgh City Council Resolution 658 of 2017, was authorized to take certain actions including taking, appropriating, and condemning in order to secure a temporary construction easement in connection with the construction of the Wenzell Avenue / Carnahan Road Intersection.

 

WHEREAS, The City of Pittsburgh deems it proper and expedient to exercise the power of eminent domain invested in it for the acquisition of particular real estate hereinafter to be used for the public purposes as further elaborated in Pittsburgh City Council Resolution 658 of 2017.

 

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

 

Section 1.                     

 

 

Block 36-S, Lot No. 155 (36-S-155), in the 20th Ward of the City Pittsburgh owned by MK-Menlo Banksville LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership shall be and the same is hereby taken for public highway purposes, said property being more fully described as follows:

 

ALL that certain lot or piece of ground situate in the 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh,

County of Allegheny, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, TEMPROARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT beginning at a point, said point being 21.00 feet left of and opposite Wenzell Avenue survey and right-of-way baseline, station 25+50; thence through property of said grantors

 

                     S 71º 03’ 32” W, 19.23 feet to a point, thence along the same

 

                     N 19º 37' 42” W, 53.33 feet to a point, thence 

 

                     N 68º 40' 35” E, 18.67 feet to a point, thence

 

            S 25º 01' 52” E, 4.88 feet to a point, thence

 

            S 19º 45' 36” E, 49.26 feet to a point, the point of beginning.

 

                     Containing 0.0236 acres, more or less.

 

BEING designated as Block 36-S, Lot No. 155 (36-S-155) in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County and also described in a Deed recorded May 21, 2014 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in Deed Book 15603 Page 120; and

 

S 57º 26’ 16” W, 10.09 feet to a point, thence along the same

 

                     N 83º 11' 54” W, 10.39 feet to a point, thence 

 

                     S 56º 55' 25” W, 9.00 feet to a point, thence

 

N 33º 25' 31” W, 15.14 feet to a point on the legal right-of-way for S.R. 0019 (Banksville Road), thence along said right-of-way

 

                     N 56º 23' 01” E, 6.46 feet to a point, thence along the same

 

            S 76º 23' 07” E, 30.17 feet to a point, the point of beginning.

 

Containing 0.0064 acres, more or less.

 

BEING designated as Block 36-S, Lot No. 155 (36-S-155) in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County and also described in a Deed recorded May 21, 2014 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in Deed Book 15603 Page 120.

 

The City of Pittsburgh does hereby elect and resolve to take, use, appropriate and condemn in said real

estate for public highway purposes.

 

Section 2. The Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure is hereby authorized to use, occupy, and control the property required. 

 

Section 3. The cost and expense of this condemnation, including but not limited to payment of estimated just compensation, appraisal fees, and expert witness fees are hereby authorized and shall be chargeable and payable from the following accounts:

 

 

Res. No.

JDE Fund

JDE Job No.

Budget Year

Amount

Source

Account No.

Item No.

658-17

40114

4026719715

2015

$1,344.00

FHWA

57101

22222-46

658-17

40114

4026719715

2015

$   336.00

BOND

57101

22222-46

 

Section 4. Any Resolution or Ordinance or part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this

Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.