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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ADDITION OF 69 PARCELS TO THE ST. LOUIS RIVER NATURAL AREA.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the Duluth City Council authorized resolution 20-0273R, designating parcels as part of the St. Louis River Natural Area; and
WHEREAS, certain tax forfeit parcels, attached as Exhibit 1, were held in stewardship by St. Louis County as Tax Forfeit parcels when the Duluth City Council passed Resolution 20-0273R; and
WHEREAS, these parcels were intended to be designated as part of the St. Louis River Natural Area, when and if the City acquired these parcels; and
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2020, the Duluth City Council adopted Resolution 20-0607R to accept grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Grant #00E02834) to support the Duluth Natural Resource Areas, committing to future natural area designation of parcels, as listed in Exhibit 1, once acquired; and
WHEREAS, the City acquired the Tax Forfeit parcels from St. Louis County listed in Exhibit 1 using funding from Grant #00E02834 in 2023 and in 2024; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2022, the Duluth City Council adopted Resolution 22-0251R thereby stating its intent to take the final steps necessary under Article XXIX of the Duluth City Code, to include the parcels listed in Exhibit 1 in the St. Louis River Natural Area once such property is owned by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that that pursuant to Section 2-155 (b) under Article XXIX of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, that the 69 parcels listed in Exhibit 1 are hereby designated as part of the St. Louis River Natural Area.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Management Plan for the SLRNA, approved via Duluth City Council Resolution 20-0273R, shall govern the management of these parcels, and the appropriate city officials are authorized to take all necessary action to implement the management plan.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 2-156 (a) of the Duluth City Code, the Council decl...
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