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Resolution approving and authorizing extension amendments to the existing temporary license agreement for bike racks with Kaleidoscope Brewing LLC, for use of a portion of HRA-owned property located at 694 Minnehaha Avenue East, District 4, Ward 7
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (“HRA”) is a public body corporate and politic organized, existing, and operating under the laws of the State of Minnesota, Minn. Stat. Sec. 469.001, et seq. (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, the HRA has the power to engage in development and redevelopment activities under the Act, and is authorized to create redevelopment projects as defined in the Act, and said activities include but are not limited to: (a) providing adequate, safe and sanitary dwellings, remedying housing shortages for low and moderate income residents, and providing housing for persons of all incomes through housing projects and development, (b) removing and preventing blight or deterioration, (c) bringing substandard buildings and improvements into compliance with public standards, (d) performing duties according to the comprehensive plan, (e) disposing of land for private redevelopment, and (f) improving the tax base and the financial stability of the community; and
WHEREAS, the HRA presently owns land located at 694 Minnehaha Avenue East which it acquired in 2003 for future redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, since July 15, 2024, a small portion of the HRA land has been used by Kaleidoscope Brewing LLC for bike racks under a 30-day temporary license agreement which allowed for an additional 30-day extension; and
WHEREAS, Kaleidoscope Brewing LLC has requested to extend the term of the existing license, on a year-to-year basis, for the use of a portion of the HRA Parcel located on HRA property adjacent to Saint Paul Brewing for the installation and maintenance of a bike rack and bike repair station for use by the general public; and
WHEREAS, the HRA ...
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