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Resolution Approving and Authoring the Sale and Conveyance of Parcel 1654 Minnehaha Avenue East Under the Inspiring Communities Program and Authorization to Enter into a Development Agreement, Eastview - Conway - Battle Creek - Highwood Hills, District 1, Ward 7
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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, on July 24, 2013, by Resolution 13-1097 the HRA Board accepted and approved the HRA Disposition Strategy Work Plan and Budget (“Plan”) to address the disposition of certain parcels of real property owned by the HRA; and
WHEREAS, the property at 1654 Minnehaha Avenue East (the “Property”) was categorized as a Lot for Sale without Subsidy and subject to both the Disposition Policy and Procedure for the Sale of Vacant Lots for Market Value by the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and the HRA Property Valuation Policy (collectively the “VLS Program”), which were approved on August 13, 2014 via Resolution 14-1331; and
WHEREAS, th...
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