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Authorizing vacation and sale of the Lexington Library property at 1080 University Avenue West.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul ("City") owns the former Lexington Library property located at 1080 University Avenue West, as described in Exhibit A and depicted in Exhibit B attached hereto (the "Library"); and
WHEREAS, the Library has been removed from public service for an extended period of time and the City has determined there is no longer a public purpose for owning and maintaining it so that it may now be vacated and disposed of; and
WHEREAS, as stated in the Library Director's Report to the City Council, attached hereto as Exhibit C, the Saint Paul Public Libraries is requesting the sale of the Library to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority ("HRA") for redevelopment purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City and HRA have agreed to a sale price of $334,288.00, consistent with the 2014 City and HRA budgets adopted by the City Council and HRA Board in December, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the sale proceeds are to be used to purchase needed library materials and resources; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that upon the petition of the City, as documented in Office of Financial Services File Number 17-2014, said Library is hereby vacated and discontinued as public property, subject to the terms and conditions of Chapter 130, codified March 1, 1981, of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, as amended; and be if further
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized and directed to:
1) Dispose of the Library in accordance with Chapter 51 of the Administrative Code,
2) Convey the Library to the HRA by quit claim deed,
3) Execute all other documents necessary to complete the sale, and
4) Deposit the sale proceeds into the proper library account as determined by the Office of Financial Services.