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Resolution Authorizing the Sale and Conveyance of Property to Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services and Authorization to Amend the Development Agreement for the Village on Rivoli Project, District 5, Ward 2
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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.; and
WHEREAS, the HRA has the power to engage in development or redevelopment activities under Minnesota Law; 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 development, and (e) improving the tax base and the financial stability of the community, 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 Minnesota Statutes section 469.002, subd. 14; and
WHEREAS, in 2004, Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services (DBNHS) entered into a development agreement for the redevelopment of several properties in the Railroad Island neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, while several stages of planned redevelopment in Railroad Island have been completed, the Village on Rivoli site, which was contemplated in the 2004 development agreement, had not yet been developed; and
WHEREAS, for several years, DBNHS worked on the Village on Rivoli site doing cleanup, grading, site assembly, constructing a stormwater management system, and pursuing funding commitments; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the HRA authorized, via RES 16-133, the signing of a development agreement and DBNHS entered into a new development agreement to update project plans, schedules and compliance; and
WHEREAS, the new development agreement contemplated the construction of single-family homes on the Village on Rivoli site; and
WHEREAS, by 2018, DBNHS had completed the initial phases of development, which included twelve single family homes along Rivoli Street, as well as an outlot for the orchard that is run by Urban Roots; and
WHEREAS, in 2020, the HRA authorized, via RES 20-279, the signing of an amended development agreement to convey HRA-owned property to facilitate the construction of 9 additional single family units for homeownership; and
WHEREAS, in 2022, the HRA authorized, via RES 22-1621, an amendment to the 2020 Development Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in 2025, the HRA authorized, via RES 25-215, the signing of an amended development agreement to convey HRA-owned property to facilitate the construction of 8 additional single-family units for homeownership; and
WHEREAS, DBNHS is now ready to move forward with the next and final phase (Phase V) of development, which will consist of nine single family homes in the pocket neighborhood at the south end of Rivoli Street (402, 406, 410 and 414 Rivoli Drive, and 403, 407, 411, 415 and 419 Rivoli Circle); and
WHEREAS, the HRA Board determines that there is a public purpose in entering into an amended development agreement and conveying property to DBNHS for the purpose of constructing nine single family homes; and
WHEREAS, The HRA properly noticed a public hearing on the matter, that is schedule to take place on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, that:
The HRA Board finds that the proposed sale is for a proper purpose and in accordance with law, and hereby approves the sale to Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services of 402, 406, 410 and 414 Rivoli Drive, and 403, 407, 411, 415 and 419 Rivoli Circle, legally described as:
Lot 1, Block 3, Rivoli Bluff (402 Rivoli Drive)
Lot 2, Block 3, Rivoli Bluff (406 Rivoli Drive)
Lot 3, Block 3, Rivoli Bluff (410 Rivoli Drive)
Lot 4, Block 3, Rivoli Bluff (414 Rivoli Drive)
Lot 1, Block 5, Rivoli Bluff (403 Rivoli Circle)
Lot 2, Block 5, Rivoli Bluff (407 Rivoli Circle)
Lot 3, Block 5, Rivoli Bluff (411 Rivoli Circle)
Lot 4, Block 5, Rivoli Bluff (415 Rivoli Circle)
Lot 5, Block 5, Rivoli Bluff (419 Rivoli Circle)
The HRA authorizes and directs the HRA Executive Director and staff to take all actions necessary to implement this resolution, and the proper officials of the HRA are authorized to execute an amended development agreement and other required documents on behalf of the HRA to effectuate the actions in this resolution, provided that such agreement and documents are acceptable in form and substance to the Saint Paul City Attorney.