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271137 \NH17E - CITV CLERK � ��'�� BLUE - MAVOR E J y GITY OF . SAINT PAITL Council CANARV - DEPARTMENT Communi t File N 0. Devel opment s u CZ es lution Presented B •� • Y Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, a special set-aside of Section 8 substantial rehabilitation resources has been established for use in designated neighborhood strategy areas; and WHEREAS, the Department� of Housing and Urban Development has invited qualifying ,� cities to submit requests for designation of neighborhood strategy areas; and WHEREAS, substantial rehabilitation for residential use is a key element of the revitalization effort for the Lowertown area in Saint Paul , and the revitalization effort initiated in the Lowertown area is appropriate to the neighborhood strategy area program; ' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that th� Council of the City of Saint Paul doe� � hereby approve the submission of a request for neighhoT'h.00d strategy area (NSA) designation for Lowertown to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urhan Development, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that Mayor George Latim�r, as Chief Executive of the City, is� hereby authorized and directed to suhmi� an application for NSR designation for LowertoHrn to the U.S. Department of Housing and tJrban Development in �uc�h �'orm as prescrib�ed by the regulations of said departmer��, - COU[VCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas� Nays r —+�arsl�1-k��xz.�... 10 Hunt In Favor � ' � �� e,�� ,�p � �— Roedlst _ � __ A gai n s t By L��`e"'� Sylvest�r Tedesco �� Q �� Form Approved y 'ty Attorney Adopted by Council: Date — Certifi a: d by C cil Se�et y BY �_� � �� Appro b Mayor for S b ss o o Council Appr v d by ;Nayor. D te � BY - — BY � � . PUBLiSHED �UN '� � �9� • ��_�!�� 1 .0 SUMMARY Lowertown is in the midst of transition from an under- utilized, out-dated warehouse district to a vital mixed use area including a sizable residential community. It is an area of large, handsome brick buildings in very good structural condition and an area of considerable historical significance to St. Paul . Amenities include the old railroad depot now vacant, a public square at , the center of the area already reconstructed, and the Mississippi River to which the area is adjacent. A major portion of downtown St. Paul , Lowertown is a link between the city's past and the city's present. Revita1ized, it will provide a link between the Central Business District and the residential neighborhoods of the city and between the city's major business functions and the small businesses, artists and craftsmen who contribute so much to the vitality and distinction of the central city down- town. The Lowertown Neighborhood Strategy Area proposed is the sixteen block segment of the St. Paul CDB outlined on the accompanying map. The direction for the future of the area has been firmly established. Revitalization is well underway. The investments made to date toward the goals for the future have generated substantial commitments to the area in recent months: corrmitments of sufficient magnitude to ensure that revitalization can proceed at a greatly increased pace over the next several years. It has been evident for some time that there is a large untapped market for downtown housing opportunities in St. Paul for which Lowertown and many of its existing structures are well suited. Besides the attractiveness of the existing structures, the amenities and historical significance of the area, Lowertown is an outstanding opportunity for the creation of a new residential comnunity in the center of the city because of the prox- imity of the area to major, expanding employment centers. A 255 unit apartment complex under construction is the first step toward the establishment of Lowertown as a major downtown residential community The Lowertown Plan identifies a potential for some residential units. A major portion of these will be realized through conversion and rehabilitation of existing structures. It is specifically intended that residential opportunities in Lowertown will provide for a broad economic mix. Because of this objective, and the rehabil- itation work required, it is evident that the tools. . . which a Neighborhood Strategy Area program can bring to the area are particularly appropriate and necessary. • `�w . � (�.�_�'� This request is for designation of the sixteen-block Lowertown "core area" as a Neighborhood Strategy Area with an allocation of 250 units of Section 8 assistance from the special set-aside of substantial rehabilitation resources for this program. A plan for Lowertown was completed by Paradigm, Inc. in , 1973. This plan, the most comprehensive study of Lower- town undertaken in recent years was generated through the initial revitalization effort lead by Norman Mears , remains the guiding concept for the future of the area. Early in 1978 the second plan was published and presented to the McKnight Foundation as a proposal for a major foundation grant to ensure that the revitalization effort can proceed with resources equal to the task. The new plan, now the basis for a $10 million corrunitment on the part of the Foundation continues the basic concept of the original plan with somewhat greater emphasis on the � function of Lowertown as a residential community. Part two of this application document is the plan for Lowertown, It includes a description of the overall revitalization planned for the area, the projects de- lineated to carry out the revitalization, and estimates of costs and resources. This document, Part I of the application, includes a description of the commitment that has already been made to Lowertown and the work that is underway, a more detailed housing revitalization plan and further discussion of implementation. � O�! 01::, '� � .- � �.�Jls�,s ' ,. 4 Rev.:r 9j8�7�.- �_}; _ • �` ��KP�t3�TIt?N �F A�3MI?�ISTI�T�.�T� �Rt�£RS, , ; , • RE50LUTIONS, �iND �C)Tt�T�3�A�C�ES �� . , , . � � F . ; : . , . . . ; : , ,. , , �,, , _ : ir , , . .. , .��+ � ��I��`�.��" : '� '! ' ;�.� - �' r �� , i: �Yi�t ' , Z .� . ., .' �. 4 �y t: �Da��r:�� ,� � �� Y y:` s �'�� '� .� �'�� " e .�',+ xa�1 t ti;# 4 2_ ek aa"'�� t�'d��„�'��'� i.rw },y b�' '. � ae, a��Y`1' .�h. f 1 � � ��. ::•4 Y+' R '�'8: M1h � N� �1�� r�y� t� � . . . , . . - ��?'t.�t r � _ �. A - ��"�"'��5. . . , .,. �. . . . . . . ' .. ' .� . �Y _ T � � ' . . . ,: . 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