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Approving the petition of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority to vacate the City's ownership of a portion of Main Street.
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WHEREAS, the City of St. Paul has determined that there is no longer a public purpose for owning the property described and depicted in Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of St. Paul (HRA) petitions the City of St. Paul (City) to release its ownership rights to the property in said Exhibit "A" for the purpose of re-platting and redeveloping the area west of the Xcel Energy Center; and
WHEREAS, the petition of the HRA will help serve the intention of the City to support future development plans in St. Paul; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Chapter 130 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code and upon the petition of the HRA, as documented in the Office of Financial Services’ Vacation File Number 01-2018, the public property described and depicted in Exhibit “A” is hereby vacated; and, subject to the following conditions, the utility easements within said proposed vacated area are hereby released in accordance with Section 130.05(3):
1. An easement shall be retained over, under and across the proposed vacation area on behalf of Comcast for existing facilities. If relocation of the facilities is required by the Petitioner for or arising from the vacation, the Petitioner, its successors or assigns, shall assume all costs of relocation of said facilities.
2. An easement shall be retained over, under and across the proposed vacation area on behalf of Verizon for existing facilities. If relocation of the facilities is required by the Petitioner for or arising from the vacation, the Petitioner, its successors or assigns, shall assume all costs of relocation of said facilities.
3. An easement shall be retained over, under and across the proposed vacation area on behalf of District Energy for existing facilities. If relocation of the facilities is require...
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