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Authorizing the withholding of tax-forfeit parcels from public sale for six months.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Ramsey County, Minnesota (the "County"), through its Tax Forfeited Lands Section, Department of Property Records and Revenue (the "County"), in a letter dated September 6, 2018, attached hereto as Exhibit A, provided the City of Saint Paul ("City") a listing of properties located in the city of Saint Paul (the "Properties"), which forfeited on August 1, 2018 for failure of the owners to pay the property taxes, said listing attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the County, as required by law, classified the Properties as "non-conservation land" and notified the City of the classification in order to seek the City's approval or disapproval within a 60-day period; and
WHEREAS, the County also stated that the City may submit a letter requesting that certain parcels be withheld from sale or lease for a maximum of six months, accompanied by a certified resolution from the City Council stating the reason for the withhold request for each parcel; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its Office of Financial Services Real Estate Section has determined that the Properties' classification as "non-conservation land" is appropriate; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby approve the following actions:
1) Approve the County's classification of the Properties as "non-conservation land;"
2) Request that the County withhold the following tax-forfeit parcels from public sale for six months; and
3) Authorize the proper city officials to submit to the County a letter requesting that the parcels be withheld for six months along with a certified copy of this resolution.
PARCELS TO BE WITHHELD FOR THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
1325 Arkwright Street (20.29.22.32.0047) Vacant land (76’x 150’)Site for housing development under Affordable Housing program
The North ½ of the East ½ of Lot 33, J.W. Bass’ Acre Lots
1497 Matilda Street (24.29.23.13.0055) Vacant land (92’ x 121’) Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program
Lots 1 and 2, Block 12, Edwin M. Ware’s Cumberland Addition
1297 Woodbridge Street (24.29.23.44.0053) - Vacant land (40’ x 126’) Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program
Lot 6, Block 1, Norton’s Addition
1053 Western Ave. N. (25.29.23.24.0034) - Vacant land (13,908 sf) Site for potential housing development under Affordable Housing Program
Lots 7, 8 and 9, Block 4, Holcombe’s Subdivision of Lots 70 to 75 inclusive, of Wilkin and Heyward’s Outlots to St. Paul, Minn.
1060 Avon Street N. (27.29.23.13.0020)- Vacant land (68’ x 77’) - Site for potential housing development under Affordable Housing Program
Lot 2, Block 4 Royal Oaks; The North ½ of Lot 3, Block 4, Royal Oaks
422 Jessamine Ave. E. (29.29.22.22.0152) - Vacant single family home (86’ x 132’) - Housing redevelopment or new construction under Affordable Housing Program
The Westerly 2/3 of Lot 1, Block 18, Beaupre & Kelly’s Addition to St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minn.
895 Desoto Street (29.29.22.32.0041) - Vacant land (50’ x 132’) - Site for potential housing development under Affordable Housing Program
Lot 16, Block 5, Edmund Rice’s First Addition to Saint Paul
105 Granite Street (30.29.22.43.0004) - Vacant land (33’ x 70’) - Site for potential housing development under Affordable Housing Program
That part of Lot 13, Block 3, Edmund Rice’s Second Addition to the City of St. Paul, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Lot 13; thence in a Westerly direction along the Northern boundary line of said Lot 13, a distance of 36 feet; thence Westerly along said Northern boundary line to a point 69.32 feet from the Northeast corner of said Lot 13; thence Southerly to a point in the Southerly boundary line of said Lot 13, 69.48 feet Westerly of the Southeast corner thereto; thence Easterly along said Southern Boundary line to a point 36 feet Westerly from the Southeasterly boundary line thereof; thence Northerly to the place of beginning.
1220 St. Clair Avenue (10.28.23.12.0001) - Duplex (40’ x 124’) - Housing redevelopment or new construction under the Affordable Housing Program.
Lot 1, Block 2, Redwing Addition
1698 Lafond Avenue (33.29.23.11.0198) - Vacant land (43’ x 125’) - Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
Lot 6, Block 3, George Bros. Addition
1785 Van Buren Avenue (33.29.23.12.0132) - Vacant Single Family House (40’ x 117’) - Site for housing development or new construction under Affordable Housing Program.
Lot 7, Searl’s Place No. 2
870 Fuller Avenue (35.29.23.31.0168) - Vacant land (40’ x 121’) - Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
Lot 3, Block 3, Milton Addition
908 Jefferson Avenue (11.28.23.24.0010) - Single Family House (.27 acres or 5,760 sq.ft) - Housing redevelopment or new construction under the Affordable Housing Program.
Lots 3, 4, and 5, Block 11, Ridgewood Park Addition to the City of St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minn.
661 Canton Street (11.28.23.43.0119) - Vacant land (5760 sf) - Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
The Southerly 30 feet of the Northerly 60 feet of Lots 1,2 and 3, and the North one-half of Lot 4, Block 2, Asylum Addition No 2 to the City of St. Paul, Minn., together with a driveway easement across the West 10 feet of the South one-half of Lot 4, Block 2 of said addition as contained in instrument filed as Document No. 1231951.
656 Desoto Street (32.29.22.21.0153) - Vacant land (45’ x 167’) - Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
The South 45 feet of Lot 11, except the East 15 feet thereof of Irvine Addition of Out Lots to the Town of St. Paul, together with the right-of-way over the East 15 feet of the South 50 feet of said Lot 11, Irvine Addition of Out Lots to the Town of St. Paul.
614 California Ave. E (20.29.22.12.0169) - Vacant land (60’ x 126’) - Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
That part of Lot 27, Block 2, Ufton Grove Plat 1, lying East of the West half. Lot 28, Block 2, Ufton Grove Plat 1.
896 Cottage Avenue E. (21.29.22.32.0114) - Vacant land (40’ x 126’) - Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
Lot 14, Block 5, Lane’s Phalen Grove Add., St. Paul, Minn.
Hazelwood Street (27.29.22.24.0004) - Vacant land (.16 acres) - Site to combine with existing HRA owned property .
Lot 4, Fisher Ames Subdivision of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 of Ames Out Lots to the City of St. Paul.
609 Magnolia Avenue E. (29.29.22.12.0201) - Vacant land (37’ x 121’)- Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program
Lot 16, Block 4, Joseph R. Weide’s Addition
720 Jenks Avenue (29.29.22.14.0134) - Vacant land (40’ x 125’) Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
Lot 5, Block 18, Arlington Hills Addition to St. Paul.