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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PERMANENT EASEMENT FOR STREET, UTILITY AND RECREATIONAL TRAIL PURPOSES FROM THE DULUTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OVER, UNDER, AND ACROSS PROPERTY LOCATED IN LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, AT NO COST TO THE CITY.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to accept, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 1, from the Duluth Economic Development Authority, a permanent easement for street, utility and recreational trail purposes over, under, and across the lands legally described and depicted on Exhibit A attached to Exhibit 1, at no cost to the City.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the acceptance of a permanent easement for street, utility and recreational trail purposes from the Duluth Economic Development Authority (“DEDA”) over, under, and across property located near 21st Avenue West and Lower Michigan Street, at no cost to the City.
In the near future, DEDA will be conveying a larger parcel of land to the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to be used with its upcoming Twin Ports Interchange project. Before conveying the land to MnDOT, DEDA asked if the City had an current or future needs for it. During the review, it was discovered that the City is using a portion of the parcel for street and trail purposes. As such, DEDA is willing to grant the easement prior to conveying the property to MnDOT.
An aerial view of the easement area is attached as Exhibit B.