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Resolution Approving And Authorizing The Sale And Conveyance Of Property Under The Saint Paul Housing And Redevelopment Authority’s (HRA) Disposition Strategy And Work Plan In North End, District 6, 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 Minnesota Statutes section 469.002, subdivision 14; and
WHEREAS, the HRA acquired the following property in 1978, namely: 615 Topping Street (the “Property”), in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as described in the staff report submitted to the HRA Board with this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the legal description of 615 Topping Street is as follows: Lot 17, Block 7, Foundry Addition, which lies Easterly of a line drawn 58 feet Easterly of, and parallel to, the West line of said Block 7, according to the recorded plat thereof, and situate in Ramsey County, Minnesota.; and
WHEREAS, the HRA proposes to sell and convey the Property 615 Topping Street, substantially as shown on the map in Attachment B hereto, to Rebecca and Eric Taylor Hollenbeck for nominal consideration and Rebecca and Eric Taylor Hollenbeck are willing to accept the conveyance on the terms described in the staff report (“Topping Proposal”); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the HRA considered the Topping Proposal, pursuant to due notice thereof that was published in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press on January 30, 2016, after a public hearing held on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 2:00 pm, Central Standard Time, on the third floor of City Hall, 15 West Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, by this resolution the Board of Commissioners of the HRA finds a public purpose for the conveyance of the Property; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota that:
1. The HRA Board of Commissioners hereby approves the Topping Proposal for sale and conveyance of 615 Topping Street to Rebecca and Eric Taylor Hollenbeck on the terms described in the staff report.
2. The HRA Executive Director is authorized and directed to finalize all documents and agreements necessary to effectuate the conveyance of the Property to the buyers.
3. The HRA Executive Director, staff and legal counsel for the HRA are further directed and authorized to take all actions necessary to implement this Resolution. The HRA’s Executive Director is authorized to execute any documents and instruments in connection with this Resolution except that the HRA Chair/Commissioner shall execute the deeds of conveyance.