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RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO SELL OR CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN LINCOLN PARK.
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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 on the attached Exhibit A.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to authorize the sale or conveyance of certain real property generally located below Michigan Street between 22nd and 23rd Avenues West. An aerial view of the Property is outlined in red on the attached Exhibit B.
In connection with the upcoming Twin Ports Interchange project, the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation ("MnDOT") is requesting that the City execute a deed for the property legally described on Exhibit A (the "Property"). The city does not believe it has a recorded or unrecorded interest in the Property, but MnDOT is requesting that the city execute a quit claim deed because the Duluth Economic Development Authority retained an easement for recreational trail purposes before it previously sold the Property. The city does not have a trail or intend to have a trail over the Property.
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. The letter of conformity is attached as Exhibit C.
According to the St. Louis County assessor, the Property intended to be sold or conveyed has a current estimated market value of $17,100. However, the city's interest in the Property is valued at $0.00 because it will give a deed to solely clear up a purported title iss...
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