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Authorization for Grant of Easements Required for Development of the Site commonly known as "Old Hamm's Brewery" at 680 Minnehaha Avenue E., District 4, Ward 7.
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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 Minnesota Statute Section 469.002, Subd. 14; and
WHEREAS, the HRA owns the real property at 680 Minnehaha Avenue East which is the Old Hamm's Brewery site location on the south side of Minnehaha (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the buildings on the Property were constructed between 1864 and 1953 and have been vacant for several years; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 12-378, on December 26, 2012, HRA approved conveyance of one of the buildings within the site to Urban Organics, LLC for use for aquaponics; and
WHEREAS, in addition to Urban Organics, there are currently two other businesses developers interested in separate buildings on the site and inquiries into other buildings; and
WHEREAS, to coordinate and facilitate the installation and use of utilities and egress and ingress and parking f...
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