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Authorizing Parkland Diversion for a portion of Nathan Hale Park.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul ("City") owns parkland located adjacent to 420 Portland Avenue, which is maintained by the Department of Parks and Recreation ("Parks & Rec") as Nathan Hale Park ("the Park"), and shown on Attachment A ;and
WHEREAS, Arne Carlson and Julie Carlson ("Property Owners") of 420 Portland Avenue, which adjoins the Park on its western border, are requesting the City's disposal and their purchase of 745 square feet of the land (the "Disposal Property") for landscaping, fencing, and an irrigation system use as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto, a copy of which is on file in the Office of Financial Services-Real Estate Division in the file number 01-PKLDVRS-2019; and
WHEREAS, Parks & Rec has not used said Disposal Property since it has been encroached upon by the previous owner of 420 Portland; and
WHEREAS, Parks & Rec has determined that the Disposal Property may be disposed of for the requested purpose, and the Parks and Recreation Commission has recommended approval of the disposal, as stated in the its Resolution Numbered 18-20, adopted October 11, 2018 and attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to convey the Disposal Property to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul ("HRA") for subsequent conveyance to said Property Owners, as provided in the three-party Acquisition Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized and directed to dispose of said Disposal Property, by quit claim deed, to the HRA for subsequent conveyance to said Property Owners; to execute said Acquisition Agreement in a form and content substantially as set forth in Exhibit C; and to accept from said Property Owners: 1) just compensation in the form of cash to be deposited into the Parkland Replacement Fund and held in reserve for future purchase of park p...
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