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Authorizing the Executive Director of the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority to Consent to and Execute, without prior HRA Board Approval, any Environmental Covenants and Easements Concerning Projects for which the HRA is a Lender, Citywide
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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 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, Minnesota law authorizes the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to oversee activities related to environmental contamination present on real property in Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the MPCA uses a risk-based approach for making risk management and cleanup decisions, based on the current or planned use of the property, as detailed in MPCA guidance; and
WHEREAS, some project...
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