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Resolution approving and authorizing various easements including a temporary right to construct for Ramsey County Rice Street Reconstruction Project at 895 Rice Street (District 6, Ward 1), a permanent easement for Northern States Power, d/b/a Xcel Energy, at the Smith Avenue Ramp for the Gold Line BRT station electrical facilities (District 17, Ward 2), and a permanent easement for Metropolitan Council at Smith Avenue Ramp for utility lines (District 17, 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 895 Rice Street (PID: 25.29.23.41.0091); and
WHEREAS, Ramsey County, in partnership with the City of Saint Paul, has plans to reconstruct Rice Street between Pennsylvania Ave and Wheelock Pkwy from Spring 2025 through Fall 2027; and
WHEREAS, Ramsey County has determined it will need 488 sq. ft. of temporary easement for the Rice Street reconstruction project; and
WHEREAS, staff has determined that the request by Ramsey County for a temporary...
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