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Authorizing the withholding of tax-forfeit parcels from public sale for six months.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Ramsey County, Minnesota, through its Tax Forfeited Lands Section, Department of Property Records and Revenue (the "County"), in a letter dated January 2, 2014, attached hereto as Exhibit A, provided the City of Saint Paul ("City") a listing of a properties located in the City of Saint Paul (the "Properties"), which forfeited on August 1, 2013 for failure of the owners to pay the property taxes, said listing attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the County, as required by law, classified the Property as "non-conservation land" and notified the City of the classification in order to seek the City's approval or disapproval within a 60-day period; and
WHEREAS, the County also stated that the City may request properties be withheld from sale or lease for a maximum of six months by submitting in writing and accompanied by a certified resolution from the City Council stating the reason for the withhold request for each property; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its Office of Financial Services-Real Estate Section has determined that the Property's classification as "non-conservation land" is appropriate; and
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby approve the following actions:
1) Approve the County's classification of the Property as "non-conservation land;"
2) Request that the County withhold the following tax-forfeit parcels from public sale for six months; and
3) Authorize the proper city officials to submit to the County a letter requesting that parcel be withheld for six months along with a certified copy of this resolution.
PARCELS TO BE WITHHELD FOR THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
764 Edmund Avenue. (35.29.23.13.0095) -vacant house (54'x124') Located in HRA "Inspired Community" cluster area. Intend to rehab or demolish and build new house.
Joseph R. Weide's Rearrangement of the North ½ of Block 3 of Syndicate Addition 2, the West 24 feet of Lot 8 & all of Lot 9, Block 3
667 Lafond Avenue (35.29.23.11.0129) - vacant land (40'x125') Located in HRA "Inspired Community" cluster area. Intend to develop site for construction of new house.
Syndicate No. 3 Addition, Lot 19, Block 1
632 Edmund Avenue (35.29.23.14.0097) - vacant land (40'x125') Located in HRA "Inspired Community" cluster area. Intend to develop site for construction of new house.
Syndicate No. 2 Addition, Lot 4, Block 1
507 Dale Street N.(35.29.23.14.0206) - vacant commercial land (55'x80') Develop site for mixed use or green space.
Syndicate No. 1 Addition, that part of Lots 1 & 2, North of a line running from a point on the East line of and 55.12 feet South from the Northeast corner of said Lot 1 to a point on the West line of and 55.4 feet South from the Northwest corner of said Lot 2, Block 1.
539 Charles Avenue (36.29.23.23.0055) - vacant land (40'x124') Located in Frogtown area. Intend to develop site for construction of a new house.
H.M.Ranney's Subdivision Block 11, Stinson's Division to St. Paul, Minn., Lot 21, Block 2
823 Aurora Avenue (35.29.23.42.0025 ) - vacant house (40'x100') Intend to rehab or demo and build new house.
Chute Brothers Division No. 16 Addition to the City of St. Paul, Minn., Lot 25
675 Aurora Avenue (35.29.23.41.0048) - vacant house (40'x100') Intend to rehab or demo and build new house.
Chute Brothers Division No.1 Addition to the City of St. Paul, Minn., Lot 17
663 Lafond Avenue (35.29.23.11.0130) - occupied house (40'x125') Located in HRA "Inspired Community" cluster area. Intend to rehab or demolish and build new house.
Syndicate No. 3 Addition, Lot 20, Block 1
819 Aurora Avenue (35.29.23.42.0026) - occupied house (40'x100") Intend to rehab or demolish and build new house.
Chute Brothers Division No. 16 Addition to the City of St. Paul, Minn., Lot 26
766 Aurora Avenue (35.29.23.42.0066) - occupied house (37'x119') Intend to rehab or demolish and build new house.
Butterfield Syndicate Addition No. 1, Lot 8, Block 3
777 Fuller Avenue (35.29.23.42.0070) - occupied house (38'x119') Intend to rehab or demolish and build new house.
Butterfield Syndicate Addition No. 1, Lot 12, Block 3
657 Dale Street N. (35.29.23.11.0115) - vacant land (32'x80') Located in HRA "Inspired Community" cluster area. Develop site to build new house.
Syndicate No. 3 Addition, the South 32 feet of the North 59.5 feet of Lots 1 & 2, Block 1
595 Mackubin Street (36.29.23.23.0003) - vacant land (36'x82') Located in HRA "Inspired Community" cluster area. Develop site to build new house.
H.M. Ranney's Subdivision Block 11, Stinson's Division to St. Paul, Minn., The North 27.5 feet of the South 63 feet of the East 2 feet of Lot 3, & except the East 18 feet of the North 27.5 feet of the South 63 feet of Lot 2 & the North 35.5 feet of the South 71 feet of Lot 1 & of the East 18 feet of Lot 2, Block 1
108 Cesar Chavez Street (08.28.22.21.0075) - vacant land (71'x119')- Site assembly for potential redevelopment of commercial site.
West St. Paul, except the Southeasterly quadrangular, that part measuring 84.76 feet on the Southwesterly line and 143.97 feet on the Northeasterly line, that part of Lots 1,2,3,4 and 7, Block 72, the Northeasterly of line running parallel with Concord Street and through that part on the West line of and 80 feet from the North corner of Block 72
77 Congress Street E. (08.28.22.22.0059) - vacant land (.07 acres) Intend to develop as parking for adjacent site.
West St. Paul, commencing at a point on the South line of Lot 4, 100 feet from the Southeast corner thereof; thence West 42 feet; thence North at radius to the North line of said Lot; thence East along said North line to the intersection thereof with a line running from a point on the Northeasterly line of Block 53, 100 feet from Southeast corner to point of beginning of this description; thence to beginning being part of Lot 4, also that part West of Livingston Avenue of the following: Commencing at the Southeast corner of Block 53; thence West 100 feet; thence Northerly to a point on the Southerly line of Concord Street, 100 feet from the place of beginning; thence North to beginning being that part of Lots 3 & 4, Block 53.
388 Goodrich Avenue (01.28.23.34.0002) - vacant land (41'x113') Intend to build new house on property.
Winslow's Addition to Saint Paul, the East ½ of Lot 2, Block 18
428 Banfil Street (01.28.23.34.0038) - vacant land (41'x117') Intend to build new house on property.
Winslow's Addition to Saint Paul, the East ½ of Lot 7, Block 21
983 Minnehaha Ave. E. (28.29.22.34.0103) - vacant land (50'x137') Located in HRA "Inspired Community" cluster area - Property is adjacent to vacant HRA-owned land and would be combined for a larger housing development site.
Terry's Addition to the City of St. Paul, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, Lot 21, Block 21
674 Rivoli Street (32.29.22.22.0065 ) - vacant land (34'x147')- Combine with adjacent land with residential house under rehab for purpose of building garage.
Warren & Winslow's Addition to the Town of St. Paul, the North 2/3 of Lot 24, Block 9
1863 Montana Ave. E. (23.29.22.23.0034 ) - vacant land (40'x127') Develop site for new construction housing.
Hayden Heights, Lot 57, Block 1
1644 Reaney Avenue (27.29.22.43.0078) - vacant land (40'x127') Develop site for new construction housing.
Denslow's Rearrangement of Lots 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12, Block 2, Lots 9,10,11,12,13, 14,15,16,17,18,19, Block 3, and Lot 11, Block 4, Cruickshank's Garden Lots, Lot 4, Block 9
1000 Jessamine Avenue E. (28.29.22.21.0093 ) - vacant land (40'x122') Develop site for new construction housing.
Eastville Heights, Lot 15, Block 13
978 Desoto Street (29.29.22.24.0151) - vacant land (40'x122') Develop site for new construction housing.
Fairview Addition, Lot 10, Block 13
1111 McLean Avenue (33.29.22.43.0094) - vacant land -double lot (80'x128')- Develop site for construction of two new houses.
Drake's Rearrangement of Blks. 2,8,9,10 &Lots 1 to 11 of Blk.11, all being Part of McLean's Reservation to Saint Paul, Lots 29 & 30, Block 8
967 Margaret Street (33.29.22.21.0158 ) - vacant land (40'x134') Develop site for new construction housing.
Adam Gotzian's Sub. Of Blk. 107, Lyman Dayton's Addition to St. Paul, except the alley, Lot 7, Block 107
1372 McLean Avenue (34.29.22.33.0126) - vacant land (180'x132') Develop site for new housing construction.
Auditor's Subdivision No. 62 St. Paul, Minn., the West 12.04 feet of Lot 8 and all of Lots 9,10 and 11, Block 29
692 Minnehaha Avenue W. (35.29.23.11.0029) - vacant land (40'x124') Develop site for new housing construction.
Syndicate No. 4 Addition, Lot 4, Block 2
1058 Sherburne Avenue (35.29.23.23.0180) - vacant land (39'x104') Develop site for new housing construction.
Simonitsch's Subdivision of Block 11 & 14 of Hyde Park, Lot 5, Block 2
654 Magnolia Avenue E. (29.29.22.13.0012) - vacant land (40'x125') Develop site for new housing construction.
Arlington Hills Addition to St. Paul, Lot 11, Block 4