Title
AN ORDINANCE DEDICATING A PERPETUAL EASEMENT FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES OVER CITY-OWNED PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN DULUTH.
Body
CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1.
(a) That the city of Duluth does hereby dedicate to the general public a perpetual easement for right-of-way purposes over, under and across the property legally described and depicted on the attached Exhibit A.
Section 2. That the proper city officials are authorized to record, with the register of deeds and/or the registrar of titles of Saint Louis County, Minnesota, a certified copy of this ordinance showing the easement to be dedicated.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the dedication of a perpetual easement for right-of-way purposes across city-owned property in downtown Duluth. The property is located in front of the HART District Parking Ramp. The City has been working with the adjacent property owner on extending the skywalk system through its building. As part of the negotiations, the property owner has requested to use this area for egress and ingress to and from the building. The dedication of this easement will allow the owner and the general public to use this property for such purposes. An aerial view of the easement area is depicted on the attached Exhibit B.