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Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Conveyance of Three Parcels Located in Chestnut Plaza and Along the Riverfront to the City of Saint Paul, District 9, Ward 2
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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, on August 8, 2025, the HRA Executive Director executed a Right-of-Entry Permit (“ROE”) with the City of Saint Paul (“City”) granting access to the three HRA owned parcels at Chestnut Plaza for an initial term of 30 days for the purpose of the City’s Chestnut Plaza riverfront construction and restoration project; and
WHEREAS, the City’s project has and will continue into 2026 and the HRA must authorize by Board action any use beyond an initial 30 days; and
WHEREAS, due to the parcels existing use as right of way, currently being maintained by the City’s Parks department, and location along the riverfront, the HRA proposes to convey the Parcels to the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the HRA considered the proposed transfe...
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