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RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO SELL OR CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE ONEOTA NEIGHBORHOOD.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, Section 2-176(a) of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, requires that prior to any city-owned property being offered for sale or conveyance, the city council shall, by resolution, state its intention to sell or convey such property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Duluth city council hereby states its intention to offer for sale or conveyance property in the city of Duluth legally described as Lots One (1), Two (2), Four (4), and Five (5), Block Seventeen (17), ONEOTA DULUTH, according to the recorded plat thereof.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to authorize the sale or conveyance of certain real property located at the intersection of Oneota Street and Recycle Way in the Oneota neighborhood. The real property to be sold or conveyed is outlined in red on the attached Exhibit A.
The city acquired Lots 1 and 2 in 1998 and Lots 4 and 5 in 1969. Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (“WLSSD”) acquired Lot 3, which lies between the city-owned lots, in 2007 in connection with the Oneota Street Pump House. The Pump House was built over Lots 3 and 4 and is owned and operated by WLSSD. The City desires to transfer ownership of the real estate to WLSSD since it does not own or operate the Pump House.
The city’s planning department reviewed the proposed sale or conveyance for conformity to the city’s comprehensive plan and determined that a sale or conveyance of the property conforms with said comprehensive plan and the property is surplus to the city’s future needs. The letter of conformity is attached as Exhibit B.
According to the St. Louis County assessor, the real property intended to be sold or conveyed has a current estimated market value of $16,900, and the building has a current estimated market value of $135,100.