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Resolution approving the issuance of a conduit multifamily housing revenue note (Como By the Lake Project); approving related documents; waiving the policy on developer’s fees; and adopting a Housing Program, 901 E Como Blvd District 10, Ward 5
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the “HRA”), is a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C, as amended (the “Act”) and by ordinance of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the “City”), the HRA is authorized to carry out the public purposes described in the Act by issuing revenue bonds or notes to finance or refinance multifamily housing developments located within the City, and as a condition to the issuance of such revenue bonds or notes, adopt a housing program providing the information required by Section 462C.03, subdivision 1a, of 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 Minn. Stat. Section 469.002, Subd. 14; and
WHEREAS, in the issuance of the HRA’s revenue bonds or notes and in the making of a loan to finance a multifamily housing development, the HRA may exercise, within the corporate l...
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