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Resolution approving and authorizing amendments to the license granted to the White Bear Avenue Business Association for temporary use of an HRA-owned parcel located at 1560, 1570 and 1590 White Bear Avenue North, District 2, 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 Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.002, Subdivision 14; and
WHEREAS, the HRA presently owns a vacant parcel located at 1560, 1570 and 1590 White Bear Avenue North (the “Parcel”); and
WHEREAS, the Parcel will be redeveloped at some future time; and
WHEREAS, the HRA wishes to amend the license agreement entered into with the White Bear Avenue Business Association (WBABA) in June 2020 in order to increase the total food trucks allowed to operate at 1560-1590 White Bear Avenue from five (5) MFUs to ten (10) MFUs.
WHEREAS, the license agreement granting a limited, temporary license to WBABA will be amended in a manner that is consistent with the terms and conditions described in the staff report submitted to the HRA Board with this...
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