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Authorization to Lease 168 Front Avenue to District 6 Planning Council, North End District 6, Ward 1
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (“HRA”) owns the property at 168 Front Avenue (“Property”) which is a vacant lot located at the southeast corner of Front and Albemarle and across the street from the District 6 Planning Council offices at 171 Front Avenue; and
WHEREAS, District 6 Planning Council was approved for STAR funds for development of the gardening site at 168 Front Avenue for which site control of the following property was required: :
Lots 11 and 12, Block 2, Weide’s Addition and Re-Arrangement of Paist’s Outlots, except the East 30 feet of said Lots 11 and 12 and except the South 11.5 feet of said Lot 12, Ramsey County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the HRA Disposition Policy, notice of the conveyance of the Property was posted for 45 days and no competing proposals were submitted; and
WHEREAS, after further consideration District 6 Planning Council would rather lease than acquire 168 Front Avenue for garden purposes, District 6 Planning Council would prefer a ten year lease for purposes of gardening and to assure compliance with site control required under STAR guidelines; and
WHEREAS, after publication of the notice of sale, a public hearing was held on the resolution for lease rather than conveyance of the Property, and the HRA Board finds a public purpose for the actions taken in this Resolution.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, as follows:
1. That the lease of the Property to District 6 Planning Council is approved on the terms set forth, and that a License Agreement is authorized by the Board of Commissioners to be executed on its behalf by the Chairperson or his or her designated Commissioner of the HRA.
2. The HRA Executive Director, legal counsel, and staff are authorize...
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