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Resolution Approving and Designating Hmong American Partnership (HAP) as Tentative Developer for the HRA-Owned Parcel Known as Saxon Ford Site, District 7, 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, as described in the staff report accompanying this Resolution, HRA staff issued a Request for Inquiries (“RFI”) for the HRA-owned site known as the Saxon Ford Site composed of two parcels - the larger parcel is located at 250, 256, and 262 Sherburne Avenue and 263 University Avenue (“Parcel A”) and the smaller parcel is located at 253 and 255 University Avenue (“Parcel B”) (collectively Parcel A and Parcel B are referred to as the “Development Site”); and
WHEREAS, two responses were received to the RFI to use and redevelop the Development Site; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the proposals and interviewing the proposers, HRA staff is recommending that Hmong American Partnership (the “Developer”) be granted tentative developer status for the Development Site because the Deve...
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