R2021-48 Resolution Requesting Quick Take Authority to Acquire Parcel 57b, Located at 4147 East Faries Parkway and 4000 East Logan Street, for the Brush College Road over Faries Parkway Grade Separation Project

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southeast corner of said Lot One (1); thence South 87 degrees 53 minutes 21 seconds West 108.90 feet, along the south line of said Lot One (1), also being the existing north right of way line of East Logan Street per said Book 335, Page 591,to the southwest corner of the East 108.9 feet of said Lot One (1); thence North 0 degrees 11 minutes 07 seconds West 34.92 feet along the west line of the East 108.9 feet of said Lot One (1); thence North 42 degrees 59 minutes 54 seconds East 85.21 feet; thence North 02 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds East 182.00 feet; thence North 33 degrees 26 minutes 49 seconds West 88.33 feet; thence South 83 degrees 08 minutes 31 seconds West 18.43 feet to the west line of the East 108.9 feet of said Lot One (1); thence North 0 degrees 11 minutes 07 seconds West 39.38 feet, along said west line, to the Point of Beginning. Said parcel contains 0.600 acres,more or less. Temporary Construction Easement A part of the East 108.9 feet of Lot One (1) of Westlake 2nd Addition of Outlots to the City of Decatur, Illinois,per Plat recorded in Book 335, Page 591 of the Records in the Recorder's Office of Macon County, Illinois and described as follows: Commencing at an Illinois Department of Transportation Vault found at the northwest corner of Section 8, Township 16 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian per Monument Record recorded as Document 1894076 of the records aforesaid; thence, along bearings reference to the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System,NAD83 (2011 Adjustment), East Zone,North 89 degrees 06 minutes 39 seconds East 1204.57 feet, along the north line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 8, to the intersection of the northerly extension of the west line of the East 108.9 feet of said Lot One(1) with said north line; thence South 0 degrees 11 minutes 07 seconds East 46.71 feet along said northerly extension and said west line; thence North 83 degrees 08 minutes 31 seconds East 18.43 feet; thence South 33 degrees 26 minutes 49 seconds East 12.23 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue South 33 degrees 26 minutes 49 seconds East 41.57 feet; thence North 89 degrees 34 minutes 37 seconds West 23.33 feet; thence North 0 degrees 41 minutes 26 seconds East 34.52 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said parcel contains 0.009 acres (403 square feet),more or less. WHEREAS,the City desires to continue to expedite the Grade Separation Project to ensure the obligation of allocated federal funds that have been awarded to the Project and to ensure timely completion thereof, and, WHEREAS, the Eminent Domain Act(735 ILCS 30/1-1-1, et. seq.) allows the Illinois General Assembly to grant quick take authority to various units of government throughout the State of Illinois, including the City, that allows for the acquisition of real property prior to a final judicial determination of just compensation; therefore, and, WHEREAS, Quick Take authority would allow the City to acquire the above-described parcel for the Grade Separation Project necessary for the construction of the Project and to advertise and let contracts for said construction in the spring and summer of 2021; and,