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Authorizing the vacation and disposal of the former Public Safety Annex to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority for subsequent redevelopment, and authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into agreements for the implementation of Pedro Park.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul ("City") owns the real property located at 100 Tenth Street East, which is the site of the former Police Public Safety Annex (the "PSA"), which is currently vacant following the relocation of operations to other facilities, as described and depicted in Exhibit A attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the city is the owner of Pedro Park at 104-124 10th St E, which was donated to the City in 2009 by the Pedro family after the closure of the Pedro Luggage store; and
WHEREAS, the park is located on the block bordered by 9th Street, 10th Street, Minnesota and Robert Streets; and
WHEREAS, at the time of the donation, the City’s Comprehensive Plan envisioned a larger park area and the Donation Agreement had a time limit for turning the donated land into a park; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Donation Agreement, the City demolished the building on the site, and made efforts to obtain financing for construction of park improvements as envisioned during a community process; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, the city in partnership with Public Art Saint Paul created a temporary art installation, Urban Flower Field, to provide use for the park space at Pedro Park after attempts to obtain funds for extension and improvements contemplated by the City’s comprehensive plan were unsuccessful; and
WHEREAS, in 2017 the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul (HRA), marketed the former Public Safety Annex adjacent to Pedro Park to explore the sale of the building; and
WHEREAS, the Board of the HRA voted to grant tentative developer status to The Ackerberg Group, and negotiated a potential Development Agreement to provide the City Council with information to consider ...
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