Title
Resolution approving and authorizing the transfer and conveyance of HRA owned land in Victoria Park to City of Saint Paul for park purposes, and budget Amendment, District 9, Ward 2
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (“HRA”) is a public body corporate and politic established pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.001 et seq (the “HRA Act”); and
WHEREAS, the HRA has the power to engage in development or redevelopment activities under Chapter 469 of the Minnesota Statutes, Housing and Redevelopment Act (“Act”) and by authority of said Act engages in activities relating to: a) housing projects and development; b) removal and prevention of the spread of conditions of blight or deteriorations; c) bringing substandard buildings and improvements into compliance with public standards; d) disposition of land for private development; 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
WHEREAS, for many years land located in area of Saint Paul known as Victoria Park that is adjacent to West 7th and Otto Avenue (“Land”) was operated by oil companies as tank farms; and in the mid-1990s the oil companies ceased the tank farm operations, and environmental clean-up efforts were undertaken; and
WHEREAS, in order to redevelop the Land the HRA acquired various parcels of land in Victoria Park and over the years portions of the Land have been sold and conveyed by the HRA and development of commercial, school, and residential uses has occurred; and
WHEREAS, the following portions of the Land remain owned by the HRA, namely:
(a) Real estate acquired from ExxonMobil Oil Company that can only be used for park purposes (“Exxon Parcel”), that is legally described in the attached Exhibit...
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