Title
Authorizing the conveyance of the Barack & Michelle Obama Elementary School, City-owned property, to the St. Paul Public School District.
Body
WHEREAS, Chapter 705-S.F. No. 2062 of the 1965 Minnesota Laws converted the Special School District of the City of Saint Paul (“City”) to the Independent School District No. 625 (“School District”); and Section 1, Subd. 18 of Chapter 705 required the transfer of all City-owned property used for school purposes to the School District; and
WHEREAS, title research by the School District has identified 51 properties ("School Properties") that have long been under the jurisdiction of the School District but whose title has remained in the City’s name; and
WHEREAS, on February 23, 2022 the City Council adopted RES 22-278 to authorize the conveyance of six (6) School Properties to the School District based on the belief that the School Properties were intended to be transferred to the School District along with other property transfers when the School District was established in 1965; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2022 the City Council adopted RES 22-851 to authorize the conveyance of thirty-eight (38) School Properties to the School District based on the belief that the School Properties were intended to be transferred to the School District along with other property transfers when the School District was established in 1965; and
WHEREAS, the School District is now requesting that the City convey the Barack & Michelle Obama Elementary School building property from the original group identified; and
WHEREAS, the School District has provided title evidence and maps of the Barack & Michelle Obama Elementary School property to be conveyed; and
WHEREAS, the City has verified its title to the Barack & Michelle Obama Elementary School property and concurs with the School District that title should have been conveyed with other property transfers when the School District was established; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, t...
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