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Resolution Approving and Designating Rondo Community Land Trust and Community Housing Development Corporation as Tentative Developers for the HRA-Owned Parcels Known as 838, 840, and 940 Selby Avenue, 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, 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 financial stability of the community when these needs cannot be met through reliance solely upon private initiative and that can be undertaken in targeted neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the HRA is authorized to create redevelopment projects as defined in Minn Stat Section 469.002, Subd. 14; and
WHEREAS, Rondo Community Land Trust and Community Housing Development Corporation (collectively the “Developers”) submitted a proposal to the HRA to redevelop the HRA-owned site known as 838, 840, and 940 Selby Avenue in Saint Paul (“Development Site”); and
WHEREAS, as described in the staff report accompanying this Resolution, HRA staff provided a forty five (45) day ENS notice and posted a Notification of Proposal (“Notification”); and
WHEREAS, no responses were received in response to the Notification and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the Developers’ proposal and interviewing the Developers, HRA staff is recommending that the Developers be granted tentative developer status for the Development Site because the Developers’ proposal to create affordable housing for seniors, street lev...
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