2025-78.docx
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: November 10, 2025 RESOLUTION NO: 2025-78
MOTION BY: Kimber SECONDED BY: von Oven
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF A SEALED BID FOR TAX-
FORFEITED PROPERTY (PID 25.8680100) AND APPROVING BID AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, Carver County has notified the City of Chanhassen that tax-forfeited parcel
PID 25.8680100 is being offered for sale through a private sealed-bid process limited to adjoining
landowners pursuant to applicable state statute; and
WHEREAS, recent changes to Minnesota statutes require counties to attempt annual sale of
eligible tax-forfeited property through 2029, and no longer permit direct conveyance of certain
forfeited parcels to governmental agencies prior to attempted sale; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen is an adjoining landowner to parcel PID 25.8680100
and therefore eligible to submit a sealed bid during the 2025 offering; and
WHEREAS, the subject parcel contains existing City sanitary sewer infrastructure, an
established public trail corridor, and the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES)
interceptor line, making the parcel critical for continued utility access, maintenance, and public use;
and
WHEREAS, acquisition of the parcel will protect existing public infrastructure, secure
long-term trail access, and preserve future operational and planning flexibility; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a closed session pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd.
3(c), to develop and review confidential bidding strategy for acquisition of the property, and such
strategy requires confidentiality to protect the public interest and the City’s negotiating position;
and
WHEREAS, the sealed bid must be submitted to Carver County by 9:00 a.m. on
November 17, 2025, and authorization is required to allow staff to timely act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Chanhassen City Council that staff are
hereby authorized and directed to submit a sealed bid to Carver County for acquisition of parcel
PID 25.8680100; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council authorizes a maximum bid amount as
discussed in closed session, and authorizes the City Manager or designee to execute and submit
necessary forms and payment instruments consistent with that direction; and
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, funding for the acquisition is approved from the Sewer
Utility Fund, with the option for Parks and Recreation Fund cost -share to reflect trail interests, and
the City Manager is authorized to complete all necessary steps to effectuate the purchase if the City
is the successful bidder.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 10th day of November, 2025.
ATTEST:
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Jenny Potter, City Clerk Elise Ryan, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Ryan
von Oven
Kimber
Schubert
McDonald
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