20.078 Fully-Executed King Street Reconstruction Order of TakingORDER OF TAKING
The undersi,ncd, being the duly elected and sitting, members oI the City Council of* the City of
Northampton, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, actin, Linder the authority of and in
accordance with the provisions of General Lags of the Comnlon%kealth, as fi•onl time to time
amended, and more particularly Chapter 79 and Chapter 82. and pursuant to the Order of the
Northampton City Council, a true copy ol'which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. does hereby take,
liar and on behalf ofthe Inhabitants ol'the City of Northampton, the parcels and interests relerencedl
in Exhibits B-I throu-l1 and including 13-3, attached hereto, lbr all purposes I'orwhich public ways
are used in the City of Northampton, including, the: alteration and reconstruction ol'portions ol'King
Street, Finn Strut, Summer Street and North Street, public ways in and Im the City ofNorthampton.
The parcels hereby taken are shown on a plan entitled. "Alleration and Easement Plan
Northampton, Massachusetts Sur eyed for the City of Northampton" stamped oil May 12, 2020
and recorded in Plan Book , Pa4-e , and are more particularly bounded and
described as set lorth on Exhibits 13I through and includlin, B-34, attached hereto.
'File owners of'the parcels taken hel-eLlildler and elk dallla�,es awarded. ifany, are set forth in
Exhibits B I Ihrowsh and includin- 13- 3-4, attached hereto. In accordance with NI.G.L. Chapter 79
6, as amended, such danlage awards are made by the City of Northampton fin• damages
slltitainedl by the owner or owners and all other persnlls, including ,111 morn"a�'lees of record.
0111`, any interest in file Property and enhi e;d to any e ama-es by reason of -the taking. The City
of Northampton reserves Ille ri4,111 to amend the award at all,, time prior to payment fir goodl
Cause shown.
No betterments shall be assessed,ls a result ofthe inlpro�enlents to Kind_ Street.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We, the City Council of the City of Northampton, lime executed this
Order of Taking, this ffr'day of --qw 2020.
WITNESS TO ALL:
CITY COUNCILeCITY OF NORTHAMPTONz. MA
fin,t-Louise 5ciarra Willi
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AT -LARGE COUNCILOR AT-LARG n TNCILOR
aQuic Karen Foster
\RD I CgCJNCILJ)R WARD 3 COUNCILOR
Jar te5 Nash " — John Thorpe
W 1RD 3 COUNCILOR WARD -I• COUNCILOR
Alex .larrett Marianne L Lal3ar_e
WARD 5 COUNCILOR WARD G COUNCILOR
Rachel ,Nlaiore
WARD 7 COUNCILOR
CERTIFICATE OF TI If_ CLERK
CITY COUNCII., CI-fY OF NOR-i HAMPTON. MA
I. 1.Mira Krutiler, the Clerk ol'the City Council ofthe City ol'Northampton. VIA, hereby certify
that the attached Order of -Taking Of'certain urxements 10Caled in Northampton, I lanipslure
C011111y. VlassachuscttS. xN as executed on �G�y /4 2020. by Gina -Louise Sciarra.
William 1-1. Dwight. Michael Quinlan-Ir., Karen Fosler..larlles gash, John Thorpe. Alex Jarrett.
Marianne L. LaBar-e, and Rachel iVlaim-c. a ho lh of that da}'. «er•c and are the duly elected
nzcniberti ol'the city Council of the city of Vr�rtlrunplr?n. �I,-1,
Si:ned this dry of wy 2020.
ti
Laura Krtrtrlcr
Clerk to City Council
['it< <�l' �'�ortl��unpton. ,Vlass;tchusetls
EXHIBIT A
CITY COUNCIL ORDER
City of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council, June 18, 2020
Upon the recommendation of Mayor David J. Narkewicz
20.078 AN ORDER AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY INTERESTS FOR THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF PORTIONS OF
KING STREET. FINN STREET, SUMMER STREET, AND NORTH STREET
WHEREAS, Federal Highway and MassDOT, at the City's request, have agreed to fund a
reconstruction of King Street from Bright Street to the MassCentral Rail Trail crossing, along
with portions of Finn Street, Summer Street, and North Street ("the project"); and
WHEREAS, the project will improve bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, improve traffic
safety, slow the speed of traffic, improve traffic operations, and update obsolete infrastructure;
and
WHEREAS, the city is responsible for land acquisitions, including fee interests, and temporary
and permanent easements, needed for the project; and
WHEREAS, the acquisitions of property interests for the project will be funded by Chapter 90
funds allocated to the City; and - - — - -
WHEREAS, the interests to be taken are shown on a plan entitled "Alteration and Easement
Plan, Northampton, Massachusetts Surveyed for the City of Northampton" stamped on May
12, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
The City Council hereby authorizes the acquisition by purchase, gift, eminent domain, or
otherwise of fee interests in parcels 1-C and 2-C, permanent easements in, on, over and under
parcels PE-01 through PE-06, inclusive, permanent utility easements in, on, over and under
parcels PUE-02 through PUE-05, inclusive, and temporary easements in, on, over and under
parcels TE-01 through TE-43, inclusive, all as shown on the plan entitled "Alteration and
Easement Plan, Northampton, Massachusetts Surveyed for the City of Northampton" stamped
on May 12, 2020. The City Council further appropriates the total sum of Two Hundred Fifteen
Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($229,700.00) from chapter 90 funds as consideration or
damages for the acquisitions.
20.078
In City Council, June 18, 2020
Passed First Rending on Roil Call Vote of 9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent
Attest: adL2t, Clerk of Council
In City Council, July 9, 2020
Passed Second Reading on Roll Cull Vote of 9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent
Atlesl•amag , Clerk or Council
Approved: David J. Nnrkcwlcz, Mayor
Passed two readings and enrolled.
I hereby certify that the above Order passed lice Northampton City Council on July 9, 2020
David J. Narkewicz, Mayor approved the Order on July 13, 2020
Attest: dwrz , Clerk of Council