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OR1GiI�AL
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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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1 WHEREAS, the Ciry of Saint Paul is the owner of Steam Locomotive No. 2156, which was
2 donated to it by the Northern Pacific Railroad; and
3 WFIEREAS, Locomotive No. 2156 has been leased to the Minnesota Transportation Museum
4 since 1980 where it has been located on the site of the Jackson Street Roundhouse; and
5 WHEREAS, the Minnesota Transportation Museum is a non-profit educational corporation
6 organized in 1962 to preserve and communicate to the public the experience of Minnesota's
7 surface public iransportation history; and
8 WHEREAS, the Minnesota Transportation Museum wishes to raise the money necessary to
9 renovate and restore Locomotive No. 2156 to operational condition, the cost of which is
10 estimated to range between $350,000 to $500,000; and
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WHEREAS, ownership of Locomotive No. 2156 would allow the Minnesota Transportation
Museum to proceed with fund-raising; and
WHEREAS, the Northem Pacific Railroad Historical Association supports the sale of
Locomotive No. 2156 to the Minnesota Transportation Museum; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission passed a motion in support of the
sale of Locomotive No. 2156 to the Minnesota Transportation Museum at its June 14, 1999
meeting; and
18 WfIEREAS, the sale of Locomotive No. 2156 would serve a public purpose and benefit the
19 community as a whole and is not inconsistent with the terms of the donation of the locomofive by
2 0 Northern Pacific Railroad to the City; now, therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, that the Northern Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 2156 be sold to the Minnesota
22 Transportation Museum for the sum of $1.00.
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ncnoN nEQUes,EU: Signatures authorizing the City of Saint Paul to sell Steam Locomotive 2156 to the Minnesota
Transportation Museum for $1.00. Copy of the proposed bill of sale attached for informational purposes.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approva(1yotReject(R) PERSONALSERVICECANTRACTSNIUSTAMSN1ERllIEFOLIOW�NGQUES7WNS:
PLANNINGCOMMISS�ON _CMLSERVICECOMMISSION �, HasNSpersonR�meverworkeduntlaraconUac[torU�atlapaNnerKt
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A STAFF A NOR7HERN PACIFIC RAILROAD Z. Has thia persoNfum ever been a pty employee?
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION � NO
3. Does Mis persa�rm possess a skill not nwmaly possesseA by any artant aty ampbyea�
OISTRICTC�UNC0. _ YES MO
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNpL OBJECTNE? �jplain all yas answen on wparate sheet antl atheh ro green sheet
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Museum (MTM) since 1980. Sale of the {ocomotive to the MTM witt enable that agency to begin raising $35�,�0� to
$500,000 in funds needed to renovate and restore the locomotive.
nov�wrnces iFnaaROVeo: The MTM will be able to initiate efforts to raise the funds needed to renovate and restore Locomotive
2156, with Yhe possibiiity in mind of eventually displaying or operating it. —"
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o�snovnr,rncES �F Nornaraoveo: The MTM will lose out on the opportunity to raise the funds needed to renovate and restore
Locomotive 2156, which will then remain in storage in poor condition.
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Sale of LocomoUve 2156 for $1.00
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BILL OF SALE
THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, for valuable consideration, receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, hereby transfers to the Minnesota Transportation Museum, a
non-profit corporation, all of its rights, title and interest in that certain steam locomotive known
as Northern Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 2156, to have and to hold the same, consistent with
the transferee's stated corporate purposes of preservation, maintenance, eachibition, and operation
of vehicles, equipment, facilities and other items pertaining to the history of public transportation
in the State of Minnesota, including the City of Saint Paul. The City reserves the right of first
refusal to repurchase said locomotive in the event the Minnesota Transportation Museum wishes
to sell or otherwise dispose of it, at a price to be mutually agreed fo by the parties. In the case the
City elects not to reacquire said locomotive, the Museum sha11 put forth reasonable effort to give,
sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the title to an entity which will maintain it in a u�amier
consistent with the Museum's operations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Bill of Sale by its
authorized representative this day of , 1999.
THE CITY OF SAiNT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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Its Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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COUNTY OF RAMSEY )
The foregoing Bill of Sa1e was acknowledged before me this day of
, 1999 by Norm Coleman, the Mayor of the City of Saint Paul,
Minnesota.
Notary Public