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Authorizing the withholding of tax-forfeit parcels from public sale or lease for six months.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Ramsey County, Minnesota, through its Tax Forfeited Lands Section, Department of Property Records and Revenue (the "County"), in a letter dated October 27, 2015, attached hereto as Exhibit A, provided the City of Saint Paul ("City") a list of properties located in Saint Paul that forfeited on August 1, 2015 for failure of the owners to pay the property taxes, said list attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Forfeited Properties"); and
WHEREAS, the County, as required by law, classified the Forfeited Properties as "Non-Conservation Land" and "Conservation Land" and notified the City of the classification in order to seek the City's approval or disapproval within a 60-day period; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its Office of Financial Services-Real Estate Section has determined that the classification of the Forfeited Properties as "Non-Conservation Land" and "Conservation Land" is appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City also may submit a written request for various parcels on the Forfeited Properties list to be withheld from sale or lease for a maximum of six months (the "Withhold Parcels"), accompanied by a certified resolution from the City Council stating the reason for the withhold request for each parcel; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby approve the following actions:
1) Approve the County's classification of the Forfeited Properties as "Non-Conservation Land" and "Conservation Land;" and
2) Authorize the proper city officials to submit to the County: a) a letter requesting that the Withhold Parcels identified below be withheld from public sale or lease for six months; and b) a certified copy of this resolution.
PARCELS TO BE WITHHELD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
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