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Pertaining to a Lease Agreement with the City of Saint Paul to lease a portion of City-owned property known as Pig’s Eye Regional Park for the Board to use for soils recycling and storage.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is the owner of certain real property situated in the northwest corner of Pig’s Eye Regional Park in the City of Saint Paul, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioners desires to lease said Property from the City and to thereupon construct, maintain, and operate a soils recycling and storage site; and
WHEREAS, the City is willing to enter into a lease agreement with the Board for use of the Property consistent with the current and future requirements for the safety of City employees and property (the “Lease Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Southeast Community Organization, formerly known as District One Community Council, voted to recommend approval of said Lease Agreement at its February 1, 2021 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission recommended approval of said Lease Agreement via Resolution No. 21-02 at its February 11, 2021 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution No. 21-338 at its March 9, 2021 meeting which approved said Lease Agreement, and which also requested that the Honorable Council of the City of Saint Paul likewise approve said Lease Agreement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Lease Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul to lease said Property to the Board for construction, maintenance, and operation of a soils recycling and storage site is hereby approved in substantially the form submitted and the proper officers are hereby authorized and directed to execute said Lease Agreement on behalf of the City.