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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA, FOR NOMINAL CONSIDERATION.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1.
(a) Pursuant to Section 2-176(a) of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended (the "Code"), the city council stated its intention to sell or convey certain property, as set forth in Resolution 25-0304, legally described as follows (the "Property"):
East 1/2 of Lot 326, Block 109, Duluth Proper Second Division AND
West 1/2 of Lot 324, Block 109, Duluth Proper Second Division
St. Louis County, Minnesota
(b) Pursuant to Section 2-176(b) of the Code, the city's planning department reviewed the proposed conveyance of the Property for conformity to the City's comprehensive plan and reported that the conveyance of the Property conforms with said comprehensive plan and is surplus to the city's future needs.
(d) Pursuant to Section 2-176(c) of the Code, the St. Louis County Assessor determined that the estimated market value of the Property is $31,800.
Section 2.
(a) Pursuant to Section 2-177.3 of the Code, the city may convey property to another governmental unit if the needs of said governmental unit are greater in importance than the need of the city to retain said property and that the best interests of the citizens of the city will be best served by accomplishing such conveyance.
(b) The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth, Minnesota (the "HRA") desires to acquire the Property to facilitate the development of an affordable housing project (the "Project"). The HRA owns an adjacent lot and desires to combine it with the Property to create a larger site for the Project.
(c) The city council finds that a conveyance of the Property to HRA supports the reuse of previously developed lands and promotes reinvestment in neighborhoods (Principles #1 and 5 of the Imagine Duluth ...
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