2003-04RESOLUTION NO.2003 - 4
AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2002-3, 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 certain parcels to be acquired in fee simple title in furtherance of the
project, the description of the parcels encompassing the property being identified by the Airport
Authority to the owners 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
owners of said parcels 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
described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated by this reference herein 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 described on Exhibit "A" for the project as the parcels 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 parcels described on Exhibit "A" and has offered the owners of each
respective 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
4. The Airport Authority's representatives have made reasonable efforts by
telephone, in person and in correspondence to induce the owners of each
respective tract described on Exhibit "A" to accept the Airport Authority's offer,
but that the Airport Authority's offer has been refused and that such negotiations
therefore have failed; and
5. It is necessary that the Airport Authority exercise the right of eminent domain
granted to it pursuant to Nev. Rev. Stat. 3-504(4) et. seq. in order to acquire the
parcels of real estate described on Exhibit "A"; and
6. Economic and physical feasibility necessitate that the project be constructed in the
location of the property; and
7. The Airport Authority has submitted plans and specifications of the proposed
expansion project to the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") and the State
of Nebraska Department of Aeronautics ("State of Nebraska") for review and
input and has also been approved for state and federal funding for a portion of the
proposed expansion project.
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 on Exhibit "A", 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 on Exhibit "A", pursuant to the procedures,
governing eminent domain, as provided in Nev. Rev. Stat. 76-701, et. seq.
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BOARD MEMBER HAVEKOST MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER COMBS. UPON
ROLL CALL, BOARD MEMBERS COMBS, HAVEKOST, JOHNSON, VAN SLYKE
VOTING "AYE", AND BOARD MEMBERS NONE VOTING "NAY", THE CHAIRMAN
DECLARED THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 18TH DAY
OF MARCH, 2003.
AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF BLAIR
BY
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C:John's Work/City of Blair/Blair Airport Authority/2-03 4°1 Airport Resolution.doc
EXHIBIT "A"
TRACT I ROBERTA KRUSE