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Resolution Authorizing a Three (3) Year License Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for Its Exclusive use of HRA property at 43 East Water Street., District 3, 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, the HRA owns certain real property located at 43 East Water Street. (the “Property”) adjacent to the Mississippi River, a designated public water, a vital commercial navigation corridor, and a protected resources under the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) program; and
WHEREAS, since 1996, the Property has been operated as a public parking surface lot; and
WHEREAS, Union Pacific Railroad (“UPRR”) operates as a common carrier regulated by federal and state law, providing critical freight transportation infrastructure that supports interstate commerce and the regional economy; and
WHEREAS, UPRR requested a three-year license for exclusive use of the Property to be used for employee parking, storage of a job trailer, and minimal construction stag...
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