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Resolution Approving and Designating Rondo Community Land Trust (Rondo CLT) as Tentative Developer for the HRA-owned parcels located at 0 Marshall Avenue and 1036 Marshall Avenue Saint Paul, District 8, Ward 1
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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, 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 financial stability of the community when these needs cannot be met through reliance solely upon private initiative and that can be undertaken in targeted neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the HRA is authorized to create redevelopment projects as defined in Minn. Stat. Section 469.002, Subd. 14; and
WHEREAS, as described in the staff report accompanying this Resolution, HRA staff received a request from Rondo Community Land Trust (“Rondo CLT”) for a Tentative Developer Status for the HRA-owned lots on 0 Marshall Avenue and 1036 Marshall Avenue (“Development Site”); and
WHEREAS, after receiving the proposal from Rondo CLT, an early notification system was issued on February 16, 2023 and interested parties were given 45 days to submit competing proposals; and
WHEREAS, 45 days after the issuance of the early notification, no competing proposal was received; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the proposal from Rondo CLT and interviewing the proposer, HRA staff is recommending that Rondo CLT (the “Developer”) be granted tentative developer status for the Development Site because the Developer’s pr...
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