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Authorization to Acquire Tax Forfeit Property at 820-822 Concordia and Subsequently Convey Same to Rondo Avenue, Inc. for Development as an African American Museum and Community Center, District 8, Ward 1.
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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 in legal effect a City-Wide Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") for the acquisition, rehabilitation and resale of vacant lots and blighting properties; and
WHEREAS, the real property located at 820-822 Concordia, Saint Paul, Mn and legally described as Lot 1, Block 5, Edwin Deans Second Addition to St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota ("Property"), has been tax forfeited and is now owned by State of Minnesota and administered by Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, under Minn Stat 282.01, subd.1b the Property may be acquired by the HRA from the State of Minnesota for any public purpose under the Act; and
WHEREAS, Rondo Avenue, Inc. ("Rondo") has submitted a proposal to acquire t...
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