2009-06RESOLUTION NO. 2009 — 6
BOARDMEMBER C. LORENZEN INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLTUION:
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2009-01, the Airport Authority for the City of Blair,
Nebraska ("Airport Authority") authorized the expansion of the airport, acquisition of property
for the expansion and empowering designated staff representatives, agents and employees of the
Airport Authority to proceed with the proposed expansion project;
WHEREAS, the Airport Authority has identified certain lands (hereinafter referred to
collectively as "the property") necessary to be acquired by the Airport Authority for a portion of
the project consisting of Tract B to be acquired in fee simple title in furtherance of the project,
the description of Tract B encompassing the property being identified by the Airport Authority to
the owner of the fee simple title to the land which will be affected by the acquisition of the
property, and that the Airport Authority has negotiated in good faith with the owner of said parcel
of real estate for a voluntary purchase thereof, but that such negotiations have failed and that the
Airport Authority has not been able to voluntarily acquire the property (Tract B) described
further as Tax Lot 9 lying in the SE 1/4 SE 1/4 in Section 24, Township 17N, Range 11 E of the
6th p.M. for the project and must now acquire the same by the exercise of eminent domain;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Board of the Airport
Authority as follows, to wit:
1. The project is a plan facility work and program relating to the aviation, operation,
air navigation and air safety operation of the Airport Authority within the
contemplation of Neb. Rev. Stat. 3-502, et. seq. and therefore the Airport
Authority is authorized to undertake this project; and
2. For purposes of the project, it is necessary that the Airport Authority acquire the
property (Tract B) described further as Tax Lot 9 lying in the SE 1/4 SE 1/4 in
Section 24, Township 17N, Range 11 E of the 6th p.M. for the project as the
parcel encompassing the same are identified in the Airport Authority's offer
heretofore submitted to the owners thereof, and
3. The Airport Authority has negotiated in good faith with the respective owners of
said parcel described above and has offered the owner of said parcel, an amount of
money equal to the full fair market value of the damages from the acquisition of
the property, as appraised by two licensed real estate appraisers retained by the
Airport Authority and a third licensed real estate appraiser who served as a review
appraiser; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT in the absence of a voluntary grant of the
property by any of the respective landowners for the real estate described above the Airport
Authority's legal counsel is hereby authorized and directed to initiate the filing of a petition in
the County Court of Washington County, Nebraska on behalf of the Airport Authority, for the
appointment of appraisers to ascertain and determine the damages from the Airport Authority's
taking of the property described above, pursuant to the procedures, governing eminent domain, as
provided in Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-701, et. seq.
BOARD MEMBER C. Lorenzen MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED
AS READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER
R. Johnson UPON ROLL CALL, BOARD MEMBERS
Combs, Havekost, Lorenzen, R. Joh$son -VOTING "AYE", AND BOARD MEMBERS
Dr.Johnson absent ,NorMOTING "NAY", THE CHAIRMAN DECLARED THE FOREGOING
RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2009.
ATTEST:
AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF BLAIR
BY
JGeary s, Chairman
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STATE OF NEBRASKA )
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WASHINGTON COUNTY)
Loren Havekost, hereby certifies that he is the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of the
Airport Authority of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution
was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board members of the Authority held on
the 18th day of August, 2009.