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Resolution Approving Tax Forfeit Property Hold Policy and Sales Procedure, Citywide.
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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 established pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes sections 469.001 et seq. (the Act); and
WHEREAS, the HRA's purposes under the Act include, but are not limited to, providing safe, affordable housing for the citizens of Saint Paul, including housing for low and moderate income residents, and the Act authorizes the HRA to acquire and dispose of property for this and other proper public purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Tax Forfeit Hold Policy and Sales Procedure outlined in the attached board report to purchase tax forfeit properties and convey them to developers to construct affordable housing will help achieve this and other proper public purposes, is authorized by applicable law, including the Act, and is in all respects deemed appropriate by the Board of Commissioners of the HRA,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the HRA, that:
1. The Tax Forfeit Hold Policy and Sales Procedure as outlined in the attached board report is approved, and supersedes the Policy and Procedures for the Disposition of HRA Owned Real Estate with respect to properties sold through the Tax Forfeit Hold Policy and Sales Procedure.
2. HRA staff and legal counsel are directed to take all appropriate action to implement the Tax Forfeit Hold Policy and Sales Procedure.
3. The Executive Director is authorized to make such changes to the Tax Forfeit Hold Poilcy and Sales Procedure, and related documents, as are necessary and proper, are approved by the City Attorney, and do not substantially and adversely affect the rights and obligations of the HRA.