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AN ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO 1955 MINN. LAWS, CHAPTER 82, AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE LESTER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE DULUTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR NOMINAL CONSIDERATION CONTINGENT UPON, AMONG OTHER ITEMS, CERTAIN FUTURE PROTECTIVE DESIGNATIONS ON A MINIMUM OF 1,500 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRED UNDER THE STRATEGIC PUBLIC LANDS REALIGNMENT PROJECT, TO INCLUDE PARK DEDICATION, INCLUSION IN THE DULUTH NATURAL AREAS PROGRAM OR REZONING AS A PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT (P-1).
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The city of Duluth does ordain:
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(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 approximately 230 acres of property owned by the city in fee, as set forth in Resolution No. 25-0913, which property is legally described on the attached Exhibit A (the "Property");
(b) Pursuant to Section 2-177.3 of the Code, the city council finds that the conveyance of the Property to the Duluth Economic Development Authority, a public body, corporate and politic and political subdivision under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 469 ("DEDA"), is in the best interests of the citizens of the city and exceeds the needs of the city to retain the Property;
(c) Pursuant to Section 2-176(b) of the Code, the city's planning and economic development 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 $1,123,000;
(e) Pursuant to 1955 Minn. Laws, Chapter 82, the city is authorized to sell at public sale any park property which it owns and holds in fee simple, in compliance with the prerequisites of 1955 Minn. Laws, Chapter 82, including adoption of ...
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