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Resolution approving and authorizing an amendment to a Temporary Parking License Agreement with Hope Community Academy to use a portion of HRA-owned property located at 694 Minnehaha Avenue E., District 4, Ward 7
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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 land located at 694 Minnehaha Avenue E. (the Hamm’s Site”) which it acquired in 2004 to protect and expand Swede Hollow Park and in the anticipation of future development, which site includes an underutilized parking area along Minnehaha Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the HRA and Hope Community Academy entered into that certain Parking License Agreement dated August 29, 2022 concerning the non-exclusive use by Licensee (in common with others) of the Parking Area (as defined therein) on a designated portion of the HRA’s real property at 694 Minnehaha Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55102 (the “License Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the License Agreement was authorized pursuant to HRA Board Resolution #22-1515 to extend through June 6, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Hope Community Academy has requested an amendment to the License Agreement allowing it to continue its use of a portion of the parking lot on the Hamm’s Site located at 694 Minnehaha Avenue East (the “Licensed Area”) to provide temporary overflow parking for its teachers and staff for the 2023-2024 school year, ending on June 15, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the HRA’s Board of Commissioners supports Hope Community Academy’s use of the Licensed Area for its staff parking needs and supports amending the License Agreement with Hope Community Academy by extending the term through June 15, 2024, consistent with the terms and conditions described in the accompanying staff report and attachments thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota:
1. that the HRA hereby approves, authorizes, and ratifies the HRA entering into an amendment to the temporary parking License Agreement with Hope Community Academy for its continued use of the Licensed Area through June 15, 2024, subject to the terms, conditions, and limited to the uses specified in the existing License Agreement and in the staff report and attachments thereto; and
2. that the HRA approves, authorizes, and ratifies its staff, under the direction of the Executive Director, to take all actions necessary to carry out the activities authorized by this Resolution, including finalizing and executing all documents and agreements necessary to effectuate the modification to the license granted to Hope Community Academy, subject to approval by the City Attorney’s Office; and
3. that the only signature on behalf of the HRA (subject to approval by an Assistant City Attorney as to its form) that shall be required on any and all documents concerning the parking license arrangement in connection with this Resolution is that of the HRA’s Executive Director (or her designee), which shall be sufficient to bind the HRA to any legal obligations therein; and
4. that this Resolution does not constitute a binding legal agreement; rather, the amendment to the temporary License Agreement authorized hereby shall not be effective until it is executed by the Executive Director of the HRA or her designee.