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Approving and authorizing the non-use of a Project Labor Agreement on two Planning & Economic Development and Housing & Redevelopment Authority single-family housing redevelopment projects at Village on Rivoli (District 5, Ward 5).
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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 Saint Paul City Council adopted Council File #09-584 on the use of Project Labor Agreements (“PLA”) for projects involving $250,000 or more of City money; and
WHEREAS, reference to the City of Saint Paul in Council File #09-584 also includes the HRA; and
WHEREAS, Phase III of the Village on Rivoli redevelopment consists of nine parcels on which single-family homes will be constructed; and
WHEREAS, in combination, the parcels in Phase III have resulted in building construction contracts with more than $250,000 in City money; and
WHEREAS, when Phase III planning began in 2019, the developer had intended to execute a PLA, however, the project was delayed and is now ...
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