Item 3.6 Authorizing Release of an Agreement Outlot A Great River Centre of Otsego 7th Addn
Request for
City Council Action
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT REQUESTOR: MEETING DATE:
Planning City Planner Licht 9 March 2026
PRESENTER(s) REVIEWED BY: ITEM #:
Consent City Administrator/Finance Director Flaherty
City Attorney Kendall
3.6 – GRC of Otsego 7th Addition
STRATEGIC VISION
MEETS: THE CITY OF OTSEGO:
Is a strong organization that is committed to leading the community through innovative communication.
X Has proactively expanded infrastructure to responsibly provide core services.
Is committed to delivery of quality emergency service responsive to community needs and expectations in a
cost-effective manner.
X Is a social community with diverse housing, service options, and employment opportunities.
Is a distinctive, connected community known for its beauty and natural surroundings.
AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
City staff recommends the City Council approve partial release of an agreement.
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT? IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
No No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Foss Swim School has acquired Outlot A, Great River Centre of Otsego Seventh Addition. A preliminary plat for platting
one lot and a sketch plan for development of a private swim school and second principal building on the property was
approved by the City Council at their meeting on 26 January 2026. The developer is preparing plans for submission of an
application for final plat approval and site and building plan review for the proposed development.
A title commitment prepared for the developers closing on the property identified two prior development contracts and
an assessment agreement in effect over the property. The developer requested that these documents be released only
as they apply to Outlot A, Great River Centre of Otsego Seventh Addition. The City Council approved the release of these
documents at their meeting on 23 February 2026.
The developer identified an additional document pertaining to assessment of unpaid property taxes for properties in
Great River Centre of Otsego, including Outlot A, Great River Centre of Otsego 7th Addition. The developer is also
requesting release of this agreement. City staff has reviewed the agreement and determined that it is no longer
applicable to Outlot A, Great River Centre of Otsego. The City Attorney has drafted a release of the agreement.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
• Resolution 2026-16
POSSIBLE MOTION
PLEASE WORD MOTION AS YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO APPEAR IN THE MINUTES:
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-16 authorizing release of an agreement for Outlot A, Great River Centre of Otsego
Seventh Addition.
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING: BUDGETED:
Fund 701 – Development Escrows
N/A
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CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO: 2026-16
AUTHORIZING RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF
AN AGREEMENT FOR
OUTLOT A, GREAT RIVER CENTRE OF OTSEGO SEVENTH ADDITION
WHEREAS, the City has been asked to release and discharge real property in Wright County, Minnesota, legally described as
set forth on attached Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the property is subject to an agreement between the City, Appello Group, LLC, and 21st Century Bank dated March
29, 2013, and recorded April 19, 2013 as Wright County Recorder Document No. A1234757; and
WHEREAS, all requirements of the aforementioned Agreement have been met as to the Property and there is no longer a
need to have the recorded against the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has drafted Release of an Agreement for the Property from Document No. A1234757 attached
as Exhibit B.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO, MINNESOTA:
1. The Property described in Exhibit A is released and discharged from the Agreement recorded as Wright County
Recorder Document No. A1234757.
2. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute release of the Agreement recorded as Wright County
Recorder Document Number A1234757 on behalf of the City of Otsego.
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ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 9th day of March, 2026.
MOTION BY:
SECONDED BY:
IN FAVOR:
OPPOSED:
CITY OF OTSEGO
__________________________________
Jessica L. Stockamp, Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Audra Etzel, City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Outlot A, Great River Centre of Otsego Seventh Addition, Wright County, Minnesota, according to the
recorded plat thereof.
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EXHIBIT B
(reserved for recording information)
RELEASE OF
AGREEMENT
RELEASE OF AGREEMENT granted this ______ day of ________________, 2026, by
the CITY OF OTSEGO, a Minnesota municipal corporation (“City”).
WHEREAS, the City, Appello Group, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, and
21st Century Bank, a Minnesota corporation, entered into an Agreement dated March 29, 2013 and
recorded April 19, 2013 in the Office of the County Recorder, Wright County, Minnesota as
Document No. A1234757; and
WHEREAS, the City has been requested to release and discharge the property legally
described on Exhibit A (“Property”) from the Agreement;
WHEREAS, all requirements of the Agreement have been met as to the Property and there
is no longer a need to have the Agreement recorded against the Property.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City of Otsego, Minnesota:
The Property is released and discharged from the Agreement.
ADOPTED this _____ day of _______________, 2026.
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CITY OF OTSEGO
(Seal)
By ____________________________________
Jessica Stockamp, Mayor
By ____________________________________
Audra Etzel, City Clerk
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF WRIGHT )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of ____________,
2026, by Jessica Stockamp and Audra Etzel, respectively the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City
of Otsego, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the corporation and pursuant to the
authority granted by its City Council.
___________________________________
Notary Public
DRAFTED BY:
CAMPBELL KNUTSON,
Professional Association
Grand Oak Office Center I
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 290
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
Telephone: (651) 452-5000
AMP/smt
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EXHIBIT A
Outlot A, Great River Centre of Otsego Seventh Addition, Wright County,
Minnesota according to the recorded plat thereof.