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CANARY - DEPARTMENT
BLUE - MAVOR F11E NO.
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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
' W�IE1�,E�S, The Cityss Year �T Community Development Block
�rant Program has 3ncorpoxated within it the acquisition by the
Housing and Redevelopment Authority o� Block 27 (the Grant Block) ;
and
WHEREAS, Operation � 85 has adopted its resolution support-
ing �he acquisition of Block 27 and has urged the City Council
to reaffirm its approval thereof and to urge the Housing Authority �
to acquire the Block as soon as possible; and
WHEREAS, Tn addition to the acquisition of Block 27, the
Downtown Redevelopment Plan incorporates within it the rerouting �
and restriction of all vehicular traffic off of Seventh Street between
St. Peter and Sibley as of the fall of 1977 so as to permit the
establishment of a pedestrian mall; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby
reaffirms its approval of the acquisition of Block 27 by the
Housing and Redevelopment Authority and does hereby urge that the
Housing Authority begin acquisition of this property as soon as
possible and, further, that the administration shall be responsible
for the development of preliminary engineering and finance plans
for the establishment of the pedestrian mall on Seventh Place
between St. Peter and Sibley Streets with the cooperation of
interested civic gxoups, including the Downtown Development
D�.stx�ct� Adv�.sory Board, and O�eration F85.
COUNC[LMEN
Yeas Nays Requested by Department of:
Butler �
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Hunt �
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Roedler
Sylvester
Tedesco
Form Approve by ity ttorney
Adopted by ncil: Date �cv '� i s �S'���
Certifi Pas e Coun .il r tary BY
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Approve (Vlayor: Date ��T 4 1976 Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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PUBLiSHED O CT 9 1976
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September 30, 1976
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SAINT PAUL
AREA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
SUITt: THREE HUNDAED
TfIN: OSBORN BUILDING
SAINT YAUL, MINNESOTA
5510'L • PHONF.: 222-55f,1
Dear Mr. President , and I�i�mbers of the City Council:
It is our understandinh that the City Council will today consider a resolution
to take certain actian toward the implementation of a pedestrian ma11 on Seventh
Street and to reaffirm your approval to acquire Block 27 in downtown Saint Paul.
By vote of our (:hamber's board of directors we support both actions and recom-
mend your approval of the resolution. Both proposals are an integral part of
the Seventh Place concept which has received, at least in concept, the support
of the City Council, the Chamber, and many other groups.
Plans for the Oxford Development project and Radisson Hotel, which are the key-
stones for Seventh Place, and the People Mover are all dependent upon acquisition
of Block 27. All but two retail locations are vacant and with the exception of
the Grant building, which will not be cleared, the buildings are obsolete and
could become darigerous. Owners of the properties are unable to economically
improve them or lease them with public acquisition imminent.
We believe that acquisition and clearance should begin as soon as possible. In
the event �hat private development is delayed, alternative uses of the property
have been discussed and could be utilized.
In addition, we support the creation of a pedestrian mall on Seventh Street as
soon as downtown street improvements and realignments enable traffic to be accom-
modated on other streets. Creation of the mall and implementation of the first
stage of development would encourage greater activity and improve the retail char-
acter of the area. 'Phe first stage mall would offer considerable improvement in
the area with a minimum investment and would act as catalyst to the expeditious
development of the projected plans.
We believe both proposals are important to the redevelopment of the downtown area
and to the progress of our entire city. We pledge our cooperation in this effort
and recommend your support for the resolution.
Sincerely,
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AMOS MARTIN, CCE
Executive Vice President
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On Septe�er 20, 1976 the Finance Gomnittee approved a resolution
of HRA supporting the acqaisition of Block 27 by the Housing and'
' Redeveloprr�ent Authorf ty. '
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WHEREAS , Operation ' 85 last year supported the acquisition of
Block 27 as a part of the downtown' s Community Development Year II
Program, and
WKEREAS.� the Community Development Year II Program, including
the Block 27 acquisition, received the approval of the City Council ,
Metropolitan Council , and HUD, and
WHEREAS , a plan for private financing has been developed to permit
complete acquisition of Block 27 during the Community Development
Year� Il and III Program, and
WHEREAS , the efforts of private developers , includin� the Radisson
Hotel Corporation and the Oxford Development Group , Ltd . , are dependent
on the public site assembly of Block 27 in conjunction with Block A, and
WHEREAS , the existing interest and commitment to hotel, office and
retail space is based on the Seventh Place development proposal, including
the first phase development of Block°• A and B1ock 27 , and
WHEREAS , the public acquistion and private development of Block 27
is also an essential part of the Downtown People-mover Proposal, now
under consideration by UMTA as a part of downtown development and
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WHEREAS , a back-up plan has been prepared and recommended by
Operation ' $5 , �,n coo�eration Ft�,th �ubli.c o��icials , which demonstrates
the initiation of the Seventh Place proposal with the interim use of
Block 27 in the event that private construction is delayed , _
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r NOW', THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED, that the City immediately initiate
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� acquisition of Block 27 so as to permit the scheduled construction of
the first phase of Seventh Place to include Block A and Block 27 .
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WHEREAS , Operation ' 85 , in cooperation with others � has developed
and promoted the Seventh Place development concept , and
WHEREAS, in September of 1977 the downtown street system will be
sufficiently completed to permit the elimination of vehicular traffic
on Seventh Street between St. Peter and Sibley Streets , and
WHEREAS , the City of Saint Paul has included in its Community
Development Year II Program the acquisition of Block 27 which will
permit the demolition of the sub-standard buildings located thereon
and the re-use of all or a portion of the block in con�unction with
proposed construction on Block A, and .
WHEREAS , the transit plans of the Metropolitan Transit Commission
anticipate the elimination of transit vehicles from Seventh Street to
permanent locations on the Fifth and Sixth Street pair and on the
Eighth and Ninth Street pair and the Commission is desirous of making
permanent improvements to facilitate transit operations on these streets
and ,
WHEREAS , major property owners on Seventh Street are requesting
immediate improvements to improve the retail character of the area,
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the implementation of Seventh
Place begin in 1977 with the establishment of a pedestrian mall between
St. Peter and Sibley Streets and that this recommendation be presented
to the City Council with the offer of Operation ' 85 to participate in
preliminary engineering and financing plans .