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Resolution approving and authorizing a license to Flannery Construction for temporary use of an HRA owned parcel located at 845 and 851 Payne Avenue, District 5, Ward 6
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the “HRA”) is a public body corporate and politic established pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.001, et seq. (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 Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.002, Subdivision 14; and
WHEREAS, the HRA presently owns a vacant parcel located at 845 and 851 Payne Avenue (the “Parcel”); and
WHEREAS, the Parcel will be redeveloped at some future time; and
WHEREAS, Flannery Construction desires to use the Parcel as a staging and storage area for a construction project across the street at 848 Payne Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the HRA wishes to grant to Flannery Construction a limited, temporary license with the terms and conditions described in the staff report submitted to the HRA Board with this Resolution (“Proposal”); and
WHEREAS, by this resolution the HRA finds a public purpose for the Proposal in that it supports a vibrancy on Payne Avenue on Saint Paul’s East Side and supports affordable housing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV...
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