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Authorization to Acquire a Vacated Portion of Johnson Parkway From City of Saint Paul and Subsequently Convey Same to the Owner of Hmong Village for use as a Parking Lot. Dayton’s Bluff District 4, Ward 6
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WHEREAS, the St. Paul City Council (“City”) pursuant to RES PH 17-111 has approved the disposition of parkway property (“Property”) for pass through by the City to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (“HRA”); and
WHEREAS, RES PH 17-111 also approved conveyance of Property to Hmong Village (“Buyer”) for expansion of its parking lot; and
WHEREAS, the HRA is empowered to accept conveyance of the Property from the City and convey same under its Disposition Policy at the request of the City and now desires to accept conveyance of the Property from the City and subsequently convey the Property to the Buyer in accordance with a Real Property Sale and Purchase Agreement among the HRA, City and Buyer (“Purchase Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on this acquisition and conveyance of the Property was held on April 26, 2017, and
WHEREAS, the HRA Board of Commissioners finds a public purpose for the actions taken in this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, as follows:
1. That the HRA acquisition and subsequent conveyance of the Property by transfer from the City pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Disposition Policy and Purchase Agreement is approved. The Property is legally described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the westerly line of said Corning Avenue and the westerly extension of the northerly line of Stillwater Avenue (now Ames Avenue) as delineated and dedicated in said Corning's Addition to the City of St. Paul Ramsey Co Minn; thence on an assumed bearing of North 13 degrees 50 minutes 09 seconds West along said westerly line of Corning Avenue, a distance of 254.01 feet; thence South 69 degrees 55 minutes 31 seconds East 33.58 feet; thence North 14 degrees 42 minutes 02 seconds West 57.75 feet to the point of beginning of land to be described; thence continuing North 14 degrees 42 minutes 02 seconds West 96.41 feet; thence North 75 degrees 33 minutes 14 seconds East 36.92 feet; thence North 14 degrees 22 minutes 35 seconds West 305.46 feet; thence South 75 degrees 45 minutes 21 seconds West 59.58 feet to the northerly extension of said westerly line of Corning Avenue; thence North 13 degrees 50 minutes 09 seconds West along said northerly extension a distance of 163.94 feet; thence North 75 degrees 34 minutes 46 seconds East 85.08 feet; thence South 14 degrees 25 minutes 14 seconds East 27.00 feet; thence North 75 degrees 34 minutes 46 seconds East 20.00 feet; thence South 14 degrees 25 minutes 14 seconds East 472.00 feet; thence South 75 degrees 34 minutes 46 seconds West 20.00 feet; thence South 14 degrees 25 minutes 14 seconds East 45.42 feet; thence South 30 degrees 02 minutes 32 seconds West 30.24 feet; thence South 75 degrees 34 minutes 46 seconds West 42.68 feet to the point of beginning.
2. The Real Property Sale and Purchase Agreement between the City, HRA and Buyer, attached to this resolution, is hereby approved and the HRA Executive Director and staff are authorized and directed to take all actions needed to implement this Resolution. The HRA Executive Director is authorized and directed to execute all documents in connection with this Resolution.