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Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Sale and Conveyance of Four Properties under the Inspiring Communities Program; Authorization to Enter into Development Agreements; and Authorization of Expenditures for Redevelopment under the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority’s Disposition Strategy, Citywide.
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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, the HRA has duly adopted and there is now lawfully in effect in the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, a City Wide Comprehensive/Redevelopment Plan (“Plan”) providing for the acquisition, clearance and resale of land for redevelopment and a City Consolidated Five-Year Plan; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2013, by Resolution 13-1097 the HRA Board accepted and approved the HRA Disposition Strategy Work Plan and Budget (“DWPB”) to address the disposition of certain parcels of real property owned by the HRA; and
WHEREAS, the HRA staff has researched best practices nationally for implementation of the DWPB, including the s...
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