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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PERMANENT EASEMENT FOR UTILITY AND ACCESS 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 A, from the Duluth Economic Development Authority, a permanent easement for utility and access purposes over, under, and across the lands legally described on Exhibit A, at no cost to the City.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the acceptance of a permanent easement for utility and access purposes from the Duluth Economic Development Authority (“DEDA”) over, under, and across property located near 24th Avenue West and W. Michigan Street, at no cost to the City.
In the near future, DEDA will be conveying this 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 a current or future need for it. During the review, it was discovered that the City is using a portion of the parcel for utility and access purposes. As such, DEDA is willing to grant the easement prior to conveying the property to MnDOT.
An aerial view of the approximate easement area is attached as Exhibit B.