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Authorization to Acquire a Vacant Lot Currently Used as a Parking Lot from the City of Saint Paul located at 410 Griggs and Subsequently Convey the Same to Adjacent Property Owner, Concordia University, St. Paul, District 13, Ward 1
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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 organized, existing, and operating under the laws of the State of Minnesota, Minn. Stat. Sec. 469.001, et seq. (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, the HRA has the power to engage in development and redevelopment activities under the Act, and is authorized to create redevelopment projects as defined in the Act, and said activities include but are not limited to: (a) providing adequate, safe and sanitary dwellings, remedying housing shortages for low and moderate income residents, and providing housing for persons of all incomes through housing projects and development, (b) removing and preventing blight or deterioration, (c) bringing substandard buildings and improvements into compliance with public standards, (d) performing duties according to the comprehensive plan, (e) disposing of land for private redevelopment, and (f) improving the tax base and the financial stability of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul owns a parcel of land (Parcel ID No. 34-29-23-41-0058) containing approximately 5.328 acres; and
WHEREAS, the City has caused the parcel to be divided into separate parcels with one parcel being identified as 410 Griggs Street North and legally described below (“City Property”); and
WHEREAS, Concordia University, St. Paul (“Buyer”), owns property abutting the City Property; and
WHEREAS, the Buyer has negotiated the purchase of the City Property; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul City of Council has approved the disposal of the City Property to Concordia University, St. Paul using the HRA as a pass through; and
WHEREAS, the HRA is empowered to act as a conduit to acqui...
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