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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CODY NEIGHBORHOOD TO WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR $1.
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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 17-0567, legally described as Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), and Four (4), Block Seventy-eight (78), West Duluth, Sixth Division, St. Louis County, Minnesota, and depicted on the attached Exhibit 1 (the "Property").
(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 the Property is surplus to the city's current or future needs.
(c) Pursuant to Section 2-176(c) of the Code, the city determined that the estimated market value of the property is $12,900.
Section 2.
(a) Pursuant to Section 2-177.4 of the Code, the city may convey property to a non-governmental entity at less than market value if the city council finds that such conveyance will further other important city interests or objectives and that such conveyance is necessary to the accomplishment of such interests.
(b) In Resolution No. 18-0240, the city council adopted the Imagine Duluth 2035 Update to the Comprehensive Plan. The plan included policies that stated the need to provide affordable, attainable housing opportunities and improve the quality of the city's housing stock and neighborhood.
(c) Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity ("Habitat") is a Minnesota non-profit corporation that creates affordable housing ownership opportunities for income qualifying families. Habitat wishes to construct a single family home on the Property for the purpose of providing stable housing...
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