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Resolution approving and authorizing the sale and conveyance of 231 Front Avenue; authorization to enter into a development agreement; and authorization of expenditures for redevelopment under the Inspiring Communities Program, District 6, Ward 1
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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 Minn. Stat Section 469.002, Subd. 14; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2013, by Resolution 13-1097 the HRA Board accepted and approved the HRA Disposition Strategy Work Plan and Budget (“Plan”) to address the disposition of certain parcels of real property owned by the HRA; and
WHEREAS, on October 9, 2013, by Resolution 13-1592 the HRA Board accepted and approved key terms of the Plan’s Inspiring Communities Program (“Program”); key terms were revised and most recently accepted and approved on July 13, 2022 by Resolution 22-1072, which established a maximum gross subsidy cap per unit of $200,000 (“Cap”) from HRA funds; and
WHEREAS, on August 11, 2022, HRA staff released a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to solicit proposals for redevelo...
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