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Resolution approving and authorizing a license to the White Bear Avenue Business Association for temporary use of an HRA owned parcel located at 1560, 1570 and 1590 White Bear Avenue North, District 2, 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 1560, 1570 and 1590 White Bear Avenue North (the “Parcel”); and
WHEREAS, the Parcel will be redeveloped at some future time; and
WHEREAS, the HRA wishes to grant to the White Bear Avenue Business Association (WBABA) a limited, temporary license with the terms and conditions described in the staff report submitted to the HRA Board with this Resolution for activities occurring during Summer and Fall 2020 and the option to renew the license agreement on an annual seasonal basis after Fall 2020 until the Parcel is sold for development purposes (“Proposal”); and
WHEREAS, by this resolution the HRA finds a public purpose for the Proposal in...
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