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Authorizing the withholding of tax-forfeit parcels from public sale for six months.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Ramsey County, Minnesota, through its Tax Forfeited Lands Section, Department of Property Records and Revenue (the "County"), in a letter dated November 16, 2016, attached hereto as Exhibit A, provided the City of Saint Paul ("City") a listing of properties located in the city of Saint Paul (the "Properties"), which forfeited on August 2, 2016 for failure of the owners to pay the property taxes, said listing attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the County, as required by law, classified the Property as "non-conservation land" and notified the City of the classification in order to seek the City's approval or disapproval within a 60-day period; and
WHEREAS, the County also stated that the City may request properties be withheld from sale or lease for a maximum of six months by submitting in writing and accompanied by a certified resolution from the City Council stating the reason for the withhold request for each property; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its Office of Financial Services-Real Estate Section has determined that the Property's classification as "non-conservation land" is appropriate; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby approve the following actions:
1) Approve the County's classification of the Property as "non-conservation land;"
2) Request that the County withhold the following tax-forfeit parcels from public sale for six months; and
3) Authorize the proper city officials to submit to the County a letter requesting that the parcels be withheld for six months along with a certified copy of this resolution.
PARCELS TO BE WITHHELD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
1901 Maryland Avenue E. (23.29.22.34.0157)-Vacant land (5,237 sf)
Trail re-alignment and trailhead
Hazel Park Division 8, St. Paul, Minn., vacated street accruing & Lot 14, Block 3
PARCELS TO BE WITHHELD FOR THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
1404 Barclay Street (22.29.22.31.0042) - Vacant land (52’x151’) Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
Rogers and Hendricks Acre Lots No. 2, except the East 150 feet, the South 52 feet of Lot 8, Block 1.
1901 Maryland Avenue E. (23.29.22.34.0157)-Vacant land (5,237 sf) Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
Hazel Park Division 8, St. Paul, Minn., vacated street accruing & Lot 14, Block 3
1695 Bush Avenue (27.29.22.44.0137)-Vacant land (40’x127’) Site for housing development under Affordable Housing Program.
J.N. Roger’s 4th Addition to St. Paul, Lot 25, Block 2
1100 Magnolia Avenue E. (28.29.22.13.0004)-Vacant land (41’x125’) Site for New Construction under Affordable Housing Program.
Governor Johnson Addition, Lot 5, Block 1
758 Maryland Avenue E. (29.29.22.11.0022)-Vacant land (40’x121’) Site for New Construction under Affordable Housing Program.
Oak Ville Park, Lot 6, Block 14
1333 Margaret Street (34.29.22.22.0126) -Vacant land (40’x130’) Site for new construction for affordable housing development.
Knauft’s Addition to the City of St. Paul, the south ½ of vacated alley adjacent & Lot 21, Block 2
445 Mount Ida Street (32.29.22.22.0023) - Single Family House (40’x102’) Rehab structure or demo for new construction under affordable housing program.
Warren & Winslow’s Addition to the Town of St. Paul, except the East 10 feet of Lot 16, Block 8
925 Sylvan Street (30.29.22.32.0073) - Single Family House (54’x140’) Rehab structure or Demo for New Construction for affordable housing.
Bergholtz Sub. Of Lots 2,3,4,5,6,10, 11, 14 & 15, Bazille’s Acre Lots to St. Paul, Lot 15, Block 1, Bergholtz Rearrangement A and in said Bergholtz Sub. Of Lots 2,3,4,5,6, 10, 11 14 & 15, Bazille’s Acre Lots to St. Paul; Lot 1, Block 3
549 Van Buren Avenue (36.29.23.22.0017)-Vacant House (40’x125’) Site for construction of new affordable housing development.
Corrected map of Smith’s Subdivision of Block 3 of Stinson’s Division of NW ¼, Sec. 36, T. 29, R. 23 West, Lot 33
718 Orange Avenue E. (20.29.22.44.0072) - Vacant House (40’x121’) Rehab Structure or Demo for new construction for affordable housing development.
Oak Ville Park, Lot 5, Block 9
1545 Etna Street (22.29.22.23.0058) - Vacant House (55’x125’) Rehab Structure or Demo for new construction for affordable housing development.
Lakeview Addition No. 1, except the South 15 feet; Lot 42 & all of Lot 43 & the South 20 feet of Lot 44, Block 3
1954 Case Avenue (26.29.22.31.0045)-Vacant House (4892 sf) Rehab Structure or Demo for new affordable housing development.
Beaver lake Heights, that part of Lot 3, lying East of a line running from a point on the North line of & 35 feet East from Northwest corner to the Southeast corner of said Lot 3 & all of Lot 2, Block 9
1799 York Avenue. (26.29.22.32.0074)-Vacant House (40’x100’) Rehab structure or demo for new affordable housing development.
Hazel Park Division 4, Lot 21, Block 3
2070 Manitou Avenue (26.29.22.42.0160) - Vacant House (5000 sf) Rehab Structure or demo for new affordable housing development.
Beaver Lake Heights, Lot 10, Block 4
1549 7th Street E. (27.29.22.42.0130) - House (80’x 148’) Rehab structure or demo for new affordable housing development.
Lots 17 and 18, Block 3 of Denslow’s Rearrangement of Lots 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12, Block 2, Lots 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18, 19, Block 3 and Lot 11, Block 4 Cruickshank’s Garden Lots
1079 Jessamine Avenue E. (28.29.22.12.0186) - House (40’x122’) Rehab structure or demo for new construction affordable housing.
Cloverdale, St. Paul, Minn. Lot 20, Block 6
995 Rose Avenue E. (28.29.22.21.0134) - House (39’x122’) Rehab structure or demo for new construction for affordable housing development.
Eastville Heights, Lot 30, Block 3
1004 Bush Avenue (28.29.22.34.0044)-Vacant land (75’x127’) Site for new affordable housing development.
Terry’s Addition to the City of St. Paul, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, the West ½ of Lot 11 & all of Lot 12, Block 12
486 Victoria Street S. (11.28.23.42.0028) -Vacant House (35’ x 150’) Rehab Structure or demo for new construction of affordable housing development.
Clarke’s Addition to the City of St. Paul, Lot 20, Block 2
735 Margaret Street (32.29.22.11.0017) - Vacant House (60’ x125’) Rehab Structure or demo and new construction for affordable housing development
Schurmeier and Evan’s Addition to St. Paul, the West ½ of Lot 24 & all of Lot 23, Block 2
677 Thomas Avenue and 610 St. Albans Street N. (35.29.23.11.0200) - Two Houses on one parcel (34’ x 124’) Rehab structure or demo and new construction for affordable housing development.
Chute Brothers Division No. 4 Addition to the City of St. Paul, Minn., Lot 16
806 Thomas Avenue (35.29.23.13.0031) - Vacant land (40’ x 124’) New construction for affordable housing development.
Chute Brothers Division No. 14 Addition to the City of St. Paul, Minn., Lot 2
940 Iglehart Avenue (35.29.23.34.0129) - Vacant land (40’x115’) New construction for affordable housing development.
Marshall Boulevard Addition to the City of St. Paul, Lot 5, Block A
Jackson Street-South of 1609 Jackson Street (19.29.22.21.0048) - Vacant land (50’ x 130’) Site for new affordable housing development.
Gurney Highland Park, Lots 7 & 8, Block 9
Jackson Street - South of 1609 Jackson Street (19.29.22.21.0049) Vacant land (50’ x 130’) Site for new affordable housing development.
Gurney Highland Park, Lots 9 & 10, Block 9
Wheelock Drive - South of 1609 Jackson Street (19.29.22.21.0105) Vacant land (100’ x 160’) New construction affordable housing development.
Gurney Highland Park, vacated street accruing & Lots 15 thru Lot 18, Block 9
521 Edmund Avenue (36.29.23.23.0026) Vacant land (40’ x 124’) Site for new construction for affordable housing development.
H.M. Ranney’s Subdivision Block 11, Stinson’s Division to St. Paul, Minn., Lot 25, Block 1
1352 Case Avenue (27.29.22.32.0047) House (50’x101’) House for rehab or demo and use site for new construction for affordable housing development.
Tracy’s Outlots in Township of New Canada, the North ½ of Lot 8, Block 4