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Approving the Sale and Conveyance of 76 Baker Street East, West Side, District 3, Ward 2.
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (“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 (“the Plan”) providing for the acquisition, clearance and resale of land for redevelopment which includes the West Side District 3 area within the Plan and the City Consolidated Five-Year Plan; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2007 the HRA approved by Resolution 07-08/08-3 the Invest Saint Paul (“ISP”) Work Plan; and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2008 the HRA approved by Resolution 08-01/23-9 strategic acquisition activities under the ISP Initiative including within West Side, District 3; and
WHEREAS, the property at 76 Baker Street East, St. Paul, MN (“the Property”) was acquired under the ISP Initiative on June 24, 2010, and the structures on the Property were demolished under the ISP Initiative in 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Property is legally described as: Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 128, West St. Paul Proper, Ramsey County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2013, the HRA approved by Resolution 13-1097 the HRA Land Disposition Strategy and Work Plan (“the Inspiring Communities Program”)
WHEREAS, on August 13, 2014, the HRA approved by Resolution 14-1331 the Property Valuation Policy, under the Inspiring Communities Program; and
WHEREAS, on August 13, 2014, the HRA approved by Resolution 14-1331 the Disposition Policy and Procedure for Sale of Vacant Lots for Market Value, under the Inspiring Communities Program; and
WHEREAS, West Side Community Organization wishes to purchase the Property for $8,000 for use as a community garden and an agricultural and environmental learning space (“the Proposal”); and
WHEREAS, due notice of said Proposal was published in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press on Saturday, April 11, 2015 and a public hearing on s...
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