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Resolution approving and authorizing the sale and conveyance of 800 Robert Street South, authorization to enter into a development agreement, authorization of expenditures for redevelopment and authorization to waive the 45-day written notice in the HRA Disposition Policy, District 3, Ward 2
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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 owns a vacant lot with the address 800 Robert Street S (the “Parcel”); and
WHEREAS, the legal description of the Parcel is as follows: Lot 2, Auditor’s Subdivision of Lot 6, Bidwell’s Addition to West St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Parcel was purchased and maintained using Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) funds and HRA is therefore required to follow CDBG regulations and is required to meet a CDBG National Objective; and
WHEREAS, construction of a new single-family house, sold to an income-eligible household will meet a CDBG National Objective; and
WHEREAS, there...
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