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Council approves multiple ordinances including water utility note and property conveyance; consent agenda passes
Summary
The Duluth City Council approved multiple ordinances by unanimous votes, including authorization to issue taxable grant anticipation revenue notes for water utility improvements, conveyance of property to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, a zoning reclassification and a skywalk permit. The council also approved the consent agenda 9-0.
At its June 9 meeting the Duluth City Council approved a number of ordinances and routine items on unanimous votes.
Key votes at a glance:
- Ordinance 10: Authorized the issuance, sale and delivery of taxable grant anticipation revenue notes of up to $19,825,965 for improvements to the municipal water utility, including lead service line replacements. The ordinance passed 9-0.
- Ordinance 9: Authorized the conveyance of certain real property in the Lincoln Park neighborhood to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth, Minnesota, for nominal consideration. The ordinance passed 9-0.
- Ordinance 11: Reclassified a parcel (010-3010-00120 and half the adjoining right-of-way) from mixed use business (MUB) to residential traditional R-1 on the official zoning map. The ordinance passed 9-0.
- Ordinance 12: Granted Lakeview Properties LLC a concurrent use permit for a skywalk bridge over the East First Street alley adjacent to 333 East Superior Street. The ordinance passed 9-0.
- Consent agenda and other routine minutes: The consent agenda and minutes approval passed 9-0; the council also approved various routine procedural items.
Councilors who spoke during related discussion highlighted the water ordinance as enabling continued lead service line replacement work and thanked staff for progress on the program. No roll-call objections were recorded for these items; each passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The water financing ordinance enables near-term borrowing to fund utility improvements including lead service-line replacements. Property conveyances, zoning changes and permits enable specific local projects and redevelopment actions to proceed.
