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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE DULUTH ENTERTAINMENT AND CONVENTION AUTHORITY FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE SKYWALK BRIDGE, AT NO COST TO THE CITY.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, the City constructed, owns, and operates a skywalk system providing enclosed pedestrian passageways within downtown Duluth and the surrounding area to facilitate indoor pedestrian traffic and connect numerous buildings to one another (the "Skywalk System");
WHEREAS, there is an enclosed pedestrian passageway connecting downtown Duluth to and from the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Authority's ("DECC") main attraction complex and associated facilities (the "Northwest Passage");
WHEREAS, because of its relation to the DECC's other facilities, the city and DECC agree that the Northwest Passage should be deemed part of the "arena auditorium" for purposes of Laws of Minnesota, 1963, Chapter 305 and, as such, a facility that can be operated by the DECC pursuant to said legislation; and
WHEREAS, the DECC and the city also agree that the DECC should operate and maintain the Northwest Passage for the benefit of the City, the DECC and the general public, and desire to enter into an agreement to formalize each party's respective roles and obligations toward the operation and maintenance of the Northwest Passage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute a three-year agreement, substantially the same as the agreement attached as Exhibit 1, with the DECC for the operation and maintenance of the Northwest Passage, at no cost to the city.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an agreement with the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Authority ("DECC") for the operation and maintenance of the pedestrian passage within the Skywalk System more commonly known as the "Northwest Passage." The Northwest Passage starts...
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