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RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO CONVEY PARK PROPERTY WITHIN THE LESTER PARK GOLF COURSE TO THE DULUTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED INCOME HOUSING UNITS AND SMALL-SCALE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON SAID PROPERTY.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, the city issued a request for proposals for the development of all or a portion of the Lester Park golf course in August 2014;
WHEREAS, the city council on May 13, 2019 approved Resolution 19-0358R, A Resolution of Support for Recommended Changes to Ownership and Use of Public Green Space in the Lester Park and Enger Park Areas, that called on the city to, "Attempt to develop 50-acre lower portion of Lester Park Golf Course for multifamily housing."
WHEREAS, pursuant to city council Resolution 19-0358R, the city issued additional requests for proposals for the development of approximately 50 acres of Lester Park golf course in January and April of 2020;
WHEREAS, the city determined that neither the 2014 or 2020 RFP processes resulted in proposals to development all or portions of the Lester Park Golf Course that would obtain or complement the needs and goals of the city;
WHEREAS, the city council finds that:
(a) There continues to be a need for additional housing in Duluth and, in particular, affordable housing;
(b) An increase in the density of housing encourages and affords new small-scale retail and commercial opportunities that can serve existing and future neighborhood residents;
(c) Sale of the specified portion of Lester Park Golf Course and dedication of sale proceeds to renovation of Enger Park Golf Course will help to preserve the City of Duluth's public golf program;
(d) The sale will not prohibit the City's plan to reopen 18 holes at Lester Park Golf Course for one year only while Enger Park Golf Course undergoes renovation; and
(e) Approximately the 37 acres of the property currently used for Lester Park Golf Course described below (the ...
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