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Resolution Approving and Authorizing (1) Conveyance of HRA Parcels to City of Saint Paul's Department of Parks and Recreation; and (2) Authorizing the HRA Executive Director to Finalize the Land Conveyance Documents for Execution by Appropriate HRA Officers In Connection with the Heritage Park Project, District 5, Ward 6
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the "HRA") is a public body corporate and politic established pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.001, et seq. (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, the HRA has the power to engage in development or redevelopment activities under Minnesota law and the HRA is authorized to engage in activities relating to (a) housing projects and development, (b) removal and prevention of the spread of conditions of blight or deterioration, (c) bringing substandard buildings and improvements into compliance with public standards, (d) disposition of land for private redevelopment, and (e) improving the tax base and the financial stability of the community, and to engage in the aforementioned activities when these needs cannot be met through reliance solely upon private initiative and which can also be undertaken in targeted neighborhoods; and is authorized to create redevelopment projects as defined in Minn Stat Section 469.002, Subd. 14; and
WHEREAS, the HRA acquired at different times the following properties, namely: 864 Greenbrier Street, 689 Wadena Avenue, 691 Wadena Avenue, 695 Wadena Avenue, 694 Wells Street, 696 Wells Street, 680 Wells Street, 684 Wells Street, 686 Wells Street, 702 Wells Street, 704-6 Wells Street, 710 Wells Street, 712 Wells Street, and 722 Wells Street, all in Saint Paul, Minnesota (collectively the "Properties") for the purposes described in the staff report submitted to the HRA Board with this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the legal descriptions of the Properties are as follows: Lots 1 through 8, Block 37, Chas. Weide's Subdivision of Block 37 of Arlington Hills Addition, and Lots 1 through 9, Block 38, Schurmeier's Subdivision of Block 38 of Arlington Hills Addition to St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the HRA proposes to transfer and convey the Properties to the City of Saint Paul for the expansion of parkland and the City of Saint Paul is willing to accept the conveyance for such purposes on the terms described in the staff report ("Proposal"); and
WHEREAS, this Proposal, pursuant to due notice thereof was published in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press on June 1, 2013 and a public hearing on this Proposal was held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 2:00 pm, central daylight time, on the third floor of City Hall, 15 West Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, by this resolution the HRA finds a public purpose for the conveyance of the Properties to the City of Saint Paul.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota that:
1. The HRA Board of Commissioners hereby approves the Proposal and conveyance of the Properties to the City of Saint Paul and its Department of Parks and Recreation for the expansion of parkland on the terms described in the staff report.
2. The HRA Executive Director is authorized and directed to finalize all documents and agreements necessary to effectuate the conveyance of the Properties to the City of Saint Paul.
3. The HRA Executive Director, staff and legal counsel for the HRA are further directed and authorized to take all actions necessary to implement this Resolution. The HRA's Executive Director is authorized to execute any documents and instruments in connection with this Resolution except that the HRA Chair/Commissioner shall execute the deed of conveyance to the City of Saint Paul.