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• ' CITY OF ST. PAUL COUNCIL NO �'
` ` ' OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FILE
C NCIL RESOL TION-GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONE � ATF
WI�REAS, under the provisions of the Minnesota Municipal
Housing :fa.nd Redevelopment Act, the Housing and Redevelopment
Act, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of
Saint Paul, Minnesota (herein called the "Authority" ) is
authorized to undertake urban renewal redevelopment projects
in blighted, deteriorating and deteriorated areas within the
Gity of` Saint Paul , Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that after the Authority
has determined that a project be undertaken, the Authority shall
not proceed therewith until the governing body of the municipality
shall, after receiving the report of the planning agency upon the
plan for said project, in the submission to said governing body
of the Redevelopment Plan, financial plan, and relocation plan�
and after a public hearing upon the same shall find that:
(1) The land in the project area would not be made avail-
able for redevelopment without the financial aid to be sought;
(2) The Redevelopment Plan for the urban renewal area will
afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound n.eeds of
the locality as a whole, for the redevelopment of suck� area by
private enterprise ; and
-� (3) The Redevelopment Plan conforms to the general plan
�' 1� for the development of the locality as a whole ; and
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o q WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that the cost of a
�, .� redevelopment project may be financed by those mean.s set forth
w � in Minnesota Statutes � Section 462.545, including grants or other
� financial assistance from the Federal government with the pro-
� m viso that before other methods of financing authorized by said
Section are resorted to, the Authority shall make full utiliza-
tion of all such Federal funds for which the project qualifies ;
and
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19—
Yeas Nays
Carlson
Dalglish Approved 19—_
Meredith _jn Favor
Peterson '
Sprafka Mayor
Tedesco A Sainst
Mr. President, Byrne
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WI�REAS, under the provisions of Title I of the National
Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide finan-
cial assistance to Local Public Agencies , such as the Authority ,
for the undertaking of Early Land Acquisition Activity under
Section 102(a) of said Title I and for the undertaking of urban
renewal projects under Section 103 and Section 131 of said Title
I ; and
WHEREAS, it is provided in said Hot�sing Act that contracts
for financial aid under said Sections 103 and 131 of Title I
shall require that the Redeve lopment Plan for the urban renewal
redevelopment area be approved by the governing body of the
locality in which the project is situated, and that such approval
shall include �indings by the governing body that ;
(1) The financial aid to be provided in the contract is
necessary to enable the project to be undertaken in accordance
with the Redevelopment Plan;
(2 ) The Redevelopment Plan will afford maximum opportunity,
consistent with the sound needs of the locality as a whole , for
the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by
private enterprise ;
(3) The Redevelopment Plan conforms to a general plan for
the development of the locality as a whole ;
(4) The Redevelopment Plan gives due consideration for the
provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities
as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement , with special
consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of the children
residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has made application for and entered
into a planning contract for financial assistance under said
Housing Act of 1949, as amended, with the United States of �merica,
pursuant to which Federal funds were provided for the survey and
planning of the Auditorium Urban Renewal Area, and the Authority
has presented to Council for its consideration and approval an
Application to Undertake Project Activities During the Project
Planning Stage to be financed by a Federal loan under Section
102(a) , Title I of said National Housing Act, and the Authority
will make further appl 'r.ation to the United States of America
for a Loan and Capital Grant Contract under Section 103 or
� Section 131 of said Title I, and proposes to enter into additional
contract or contracts for said Loan and Grant for the undertaking
of and making available additional financial assistance for the
Auditorium Urban Renewal Area Project, Minn. R-53, in accordance
with the aforesaid Application; and
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WHEREAS, the Authority has made detailed studies of the
location, physical condition of structures , land use , environ-
mental influences , and social , cultural , and economic conditions
of the Auditorium Urban Renewal Area, and has determined that
the area is a blighted, deteriorated and deteriorating area
detrimental to the safety, health, welfare , and morals of the
inhabitants and users thereof and of the locality at large
becaus e of :
(1) The existence of substandard and obsolescent buildings ;
(2) The existence of incompatible and deleterious land
uses andthe overcrowding of buildings on land of the project
area;
(3 ) The existence of excessive dwelling unit density in
structures devoted in part to residential use ; and
(4) The existence of an inadequate st�eet �ayout and cir-
culation system within the project area;
and further determined that the elimination of such conditions
of deterioration and blight could only be accomplished by govern-
mental assistance necessitating the application for a Federal
Ioan pursuant to the provisions of Section 102(a) Title I of the
Housing Act of 1g49, as amended, in the amount of Three Million
Two Hundred Thirty-six Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-two Dollars
(�3,236, 232. 00) as necessary to enable the Authority to acquire
and demolish substandard and blighted properties , to relocate
site occupants , to assembl� and dispose of lands for purposes
of redevelopment and to make provision for necessary public
improvements ; and
WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to Council
for review and approval a Redevelopment Plan for the Project
Area described as "Rede�opment Plan Auditorium Renewal Project
Minn. R-53" , dated September g, 1g68, consisting of twelve (12)
pages and two (2) maps , supported by the following supplementary
material , data, and recommendations , which material , data, and
recommendations in addition to the documentation heretofore
on file , are not a part of the Redevelopment Plan :
(1) Application for Early Land Acquisition Loan, Auditorium
Minn. R-53, being an application to undertake project activities
during project planning stage , containing as contents -
(a) Section E-201, Application for Loan and Grant;
(b) Section E-202, Labor Standards ;
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(c ) Section E-212, Project Area Report ;
(d) Section E-214, Basis for Determination That Objectives
of Plan cannot be Achieved through Rehabilitation;
(e) Section E-222, Land Acquisition Report;
(f) Section E-223, Relocation Report;
(g) Section E-224, Basis for Estimates of Clearance Costs ;
(h) Section E-226, Cost Estimates and Financing Report; and
(i) Section E-231, Legal Data; and
(2) Extract of minutes of the meeting of the Planning Board
of Saint Paul held on Monday, September 16 , 1968, adopting a
report of said Planning Board respecting the Redevelopment
Plan, Auditorium Renewal Project, Minn. R-53; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plan has been approved by the
Commissioners of the Authority, as evidenced by the copy of the
Authority' s duly certified resolution approving said Redevelopment
Plan,_ on file with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Board of the City of Saint Paul ,
which is the duly designated and acting official planning body
for the City, has submitted to the Council its report and recom-
m�ndations respecting the Redevelopment Plan for the project area,
and the Council has duly considered the same ; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plan for the project area pre-
scribes certain land uses for the project area and will require ,
among other things , the vacation and removal of certain streets ,
construction or reconstruction of other streets , utilities , and
certain other public actions in connection with the Civic Center
Project ; and
WHEREAS, theAuthority has prepared and submitted a
Relocation Report containing a program and plan for the relo�a-
tion of individuals and families and businesses that may��"is-
placed as a result o� the carrying out of the project in accord-
ance with the Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, there has also been presented to the Council
information and data respecting the relocation program which has
been prepared by the Authority as a result of studies, surveys ,
and inspections in the project area, and the assembling and
analysis of the data and information obtained from such studies ,
surveys , and inspections ; and
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WHEREAS, the members of the Council have general knowledge
of the conditions prevailing in the pro�ect area, and of the
availability of proper housing for individuals and families and
locations for businesses for the relocation of said individuals ,
families and businesses that may be displaced in the project
area, and , in light of such knowledge, have carefully considered
and reviewed the Authority' s proposals for relocation; and
WI�REAS, it is necessary that the Council take appropriate
official action respecting the relocation program, the Redevelop-
ment Plan, and the financial plan for the project in conformity
with the provisions of the Municipal Housing and Redevelopment
Act ; and
WHEREAS , the Council is cognizant of the conditions that
are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal
redevelopment projects with Federal financial assistance under
Title I, including those prohibiting discrimination because of
race , color, creed, or national origin; and
WHEREAS , there has been presented to and considered at
this meeting a document entitled, "Cooperation Agreement
Respecting Auditorium Renewal Project Minn. R-53" , between the
Authority and the City, a copy of which is hereto attached,
reciting the respective undertakings of the parties to
undertake the project, including their respective obligations
respecting land acquisition, vacation of streets , relocation
of utilities , and sale and purchase of project lands for re-
development of the Civic Center Complex under the provisions
of Chapter 459, Laws i967, and to finance said project ;
Now, Therefore , be it
RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul , upon
public hearing pursuant to said Council ' s prior resolution,
Council File No . 241657 , approved January 10, ig6g, and upon
the consideration of the application of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul,Minnesota,
for said Council ' s approval o� the Redevelopment Plan for
Auditorium Renewal Area, Project Minn. R-53, the area which
project boundaries thereof are described and published in said
Resolution, Council File No . 241657 and i�.corporated herein
by reference : �
(1) That it is hereby found and determined that the
project area is a blighted area, which conditions of blight
are detrimental to the public health, safety , welfare , and
morals ; that the proposed project qualifies as an eligible
urban renewal redevelopment project under the Minnesota
Municipal Housing and Redevelopment Act ,
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(2) That the Redevelopment Plan for the Project, having
been duly received and considered, is hereby approved, and the
Clerk be and is hereby directed to file said copy of the
Redevelopment Plan with the minutes of this meeting .
(3) That it is hereby found and determined that the
objectives of the Redevelopment Plan cannot be achieved th rough
rehabilitation in the Project Area.
(4) That it is hereby found and determined that the Re-
development Plan for the Project Area conforms to the objectives
of the comprehensive plan for Saint Paul .
(5) That it is hereby �ound and determined that the finan-
cial aid to be provided pursuant to contracts for Federal �inan-
cial assistance , and the financial assistance of the City of
Saint Paul and other State public bodies , is necessary to en-
able the Project tobe undertaken and for the land in the Project
Area to be made available for uses in accordance with the
Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area .
(6) That it is hereby found and determined that the
Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area providing for disposition
of project lands to the City of Saint Paul for redevelopment
as a Civic Center Complex, with altern ative use privately developed
residential housing, will afford maximum opportunity, consistent
with the sound needs of the locality as a whole , including the
construction and reconstruction of the Auditorium Complex, is
authorized by Chapter 459 , Laws 1g6'7 , for the redevelopment of
the area by private enterprise .
(7 ) That it is hereby found and determined that the
Redevelopment Plan for the Urban Renewal Area gives due con-
sideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational
areas and facilities as may be desirable for neighborhood im-
provement , with special consideration to the health, safety,
and welfare of the children residing in the general vicinity
of the site covered by the Plan, in that the reconstruction and
construction of an Auditorium Complex - Civic Center in this
predominantly non-residential area will provide recreational and
cultural facilities upon a City-wide basis to all inhabitants
of said City.
(8) It is hereby found and determined that the program
for proper relocation of individuals displaced in carrying out
the Project in decent , safe , and sanitary dwelling units in
conformity with acceptable standards is feasible and can be
reasonably and timely effected to permit the proper prosecu-
tion and completion of the Project ; that such dwelling units
available or to be made available for such displaced individuals
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are at least equal in number to the number of displaced indi-
viduals and families and are not generally less desirable in
regard to public utilities and public-commercial facilities
than the dwelling units of the displaced individuals in the
Project Area, are available at rents and prices within the
financial means of the displaced individuals and families ,
and are reasonably accessible to their places of employment .
(9) That in order to implement and facilitate the effec-
tuation of the Redevelopment Plan hereby approved, it is found
and determined that certain official actions must be taken by
this body with reference , among other things , to changes in
zoning , vacating and removal of streets , alleys , and other
public ways , the establishment of new street patterns , and
the location and relocation of public utilities and other
public action, and, accordingly, this body hereby:
(a) Pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out the
Redevelopment Plan;
(b) Requests the various officials , departments , boards
and agencies of the locality having administrative responsibilities
in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise
their respective functions an d powers in a manner c�nsistent
with the Redevelopment Plan; and
(c) Stands ready to consider and take appropriate action
upon the proposals and measures designed to effectuate the
Redevelopment Plan, including the provision of local share of the
financial assistance therefor. That , in order to assure the
effectuation of the Plan provisions for financing of the pro-
ject undertaking , with or without federal money grant assistance ,
which commitments and undertakings are spelled out in a Coopera-
tion Agreement Respecting Auditorium Renewal Project, Minn.
R-53, by and between the Authority and the City , a copy of
which Agreement has been presented to and considered at this
meeting, the Council hereby approves said Cooperation Agree-
ment and authorizes the proper officers of the City to execute
the same on behalf of the City; that the Clerk is hereby directed
to file a copy of the said Cooperation Agreement, as executed,
with the minutes of this meeting and with the Office of the
Comptroller .
(11) The Authority is hereby directed, consistent with
the provisions of the aforesaid Cooperation Agreement, to
prepare and to present for Council consideration, an Application
for Loan and Capital Grant Contract with the United States of
America under Section 103 or Section 131 of Title I of the
National Housing Act of 1g4g, as amended, and to take all
necessary actions :
ORIBIqAL TCI CITY CLBRK ' ('1�S�f���
• CITY OF ST. PAUL FOENCIL N0. �; U
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PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONER DATF
Page 8.
(a) To obtain a Federal loan under Section 102(a) of
the National Housing Act of �94g, as amended, to serve as
interim financing for the acquisition of land within the
Project Area, the relocation of occupants thereof� the
clearance and removal of structures the reon, and the dis-
position of said acquired tracts for redevelopment in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan;
(b) To cooperate with the Civic Center Commission in
carrying out the Project undertakings so as to carry out the
objectives of the Redevelopment Plan and of the City in the
construct.i�n and reconstruction of the Auditorium Complex.
J AN 3 0 1969
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Councii 19—
Yeas Nays
Carlson q
Dalglish Approved �a� 3 � 196"1.9—_
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Meredith Tn Favor
Peterson '
Sprafka J Mayor
Tedesco A gainst
Mr. President, Byrne PUBL�SNE, F�'B � ,���
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CITY OF ST. PAUL FOENCIL NO. _
� OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNGL RESOLUTION-GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY . .
COMMISSIONEa , DATF
WHEREAS, under the provisions of 1;he Minnesota Municipal
Housing �and Redevelopment Act, i�he Housing and Redevelopment
Act� the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of
Saint Paul , Minnesota (herein called the "Authority" ) is
authorized 1;o undertake urban renewal redevelopment projects
in bliglited, deteriorating and deteriorated areas within �;he
City of Saint Paul , Nlinnesol;a ; and -
WfiEREAS, it is provided iri such Act that afi;er the Authority
has deter;iined that a project be undertaken, the Authority shall
not proceed therewith until the governing body of the municipality
shall , after receiving the report of the planning agency upon the
plan for said project, in the submission to said governing body
of the Redevelopment Plan, financial plan, and relocation plan�
and after a public hearing upon the same shall find that ;
(1) The land in the project area would not be made avail-
able for redevelopment without tlie financial aid to be sought;
(2) The Redevelopment Plan �or the urban renewal area will
afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of
the locality as a whole , for the redevelopment of such area by
private enterprise ; and
(3) The Redevelopment Plan conforms to the general plan
for the development of the locality as a whole ; and
WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that the cost of a
redevelopment project may be financed by those means set forth
in Minnesota Statutes , Section 462. 545, including grants or other
financial assistance from the Federal government with the pro–
viso that before other methods of financing authorized by said
Section are resorted to , the Authority shall make full utiliza–
tion of all such Federal funds for which the project qualifies ;
and
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the,Council 19—
Yeas Nays �
Carlson
Dalglish . Approved 19�_
Meredith � _ Tn Favor
Peterson
Sprafka Mayor •
Tedesco A gainst
Mr. President, Byrne " .
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' WHEREAS, under the provisions- o.f Title I of the Nal;ional
Housing Act of ig4g , as amendecl, the Secretary of the Departrnent
of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide finan-
cial assistance to Local Public Agencies , such as the Authority ,
, for the undertaking of Early Land Acquisition Activity under
Secti on 102(a) of said Title I and for the under�aking� of urban
renewal projects under Section 103 and Section 131 of said Title
� I ; and �
WHEREAS, it is provided in said Ho�si�ng Act that contracts
for financial aid under said Sections 103 and 131 of Title I
shall require that the Redevelopment Plan for the urban renewal
redevelopment area be approved by the governing body of the
localil;y in which the project is situated, and tha�L such approva 1
shall include findings by the governing body that :
(1) The financial aid to be provided in the contract is �
necessary to enable the project to be undertaken in accordance
with the Redeveloptnent Plan;
(2) The Redevelopment Plan will afford maximum opportunity,
consistent with the sound needs of the locality as a whole , for . �
the reliabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by �
private enterprise ;
(3)� The Redevelopment Plan conforms to a general plan for
the development of the locality as a whole ;
(4) The Redevelopment Plan gives due consideration for the
provision of adequate park and rec�eational areas and facilities
as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement , with special
consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of tfie children
residing in the general vicinity of the site co vered by the
Plan; and � � �
WHEREAS, the Authority has made application for and entered
. into a planning contract for financial assistance under said
Housing Act of i94g, as amended, with the United States of �lmerica,
pursuant to which Federal funds �aere provided for the survey and
planning of the Auditorium Urban Renewal Area, and the Authority
has presented to Council for its consideration and approval an�
Application to Undertake Project Activities During the Project
Planning Stage to be financed by a Federal loan under Section
102(a) , Title I of said National Housing Act, and the Authority
will make further appl "r.ation to the United States of America
for a Loan and Capital Grant Contract under Sec.tion 103 or
Section 131 of said Title I, and proposes to enter into additional
contract or contracts for said Loan and Grant for the undertaking
of and making available additional financial assistance for �Lhe
Auditorium Urban Renewal Area Project, Minn. R-53, in accordance
with the aforesaid Application; and _
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WHEREAS, tlie Authority has made. detailed si;udies of the
location, ptiysical condition or structures , land use , environ-
mental in�luences , and social , cultural , and economic condYtions
of the Audii:orium Urban Rene�val Area, and has cietermined tha�L
, the area is a bliglited, deteriorated ar�d deteriorai;ing area
detrimental to the safety , health, �aelfare , and morals� of the
inhabitants and i�sers thereof and of the locality at large
becaus e of : •
(1) The existence of substand��.rd and . obsolescent buildings ;,
(2) The existence of incompatible and deleterious land
uses andthe overcrowding of buildings on land of the project
area;
(3) The existence of excessive dwelling unit density in ,
structures devoted in part to residential use ; and
(4) The existence of an inadequate street �ayout and cir-
culation system within the project area;
and further determined that the elimination of such conditions '
� of deterioration and blight could only be accomplished by govern-
mental assistance necessitating the application for a Federal
loan pursuant to the provisions of Section 102(a) Title I of the
Housing Act of ig4g, as amended, in the amount of Three Million
Two Hundred Thirty-six Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-two Dollars
(�3, 236, 232 . 00) as necessary to enable the Authority to acquire
and demolish substandard and blighted properties , to relocate '
site occupants , to. assembl� and dispose of lands' for purposes
of redevelopment and to make provision for necessary public
improvements ; and
WHEREAS, there has been prepared an d referred to Council �
for review and approval a Redevelopment Plan for the Project -
Area described as "Rede�dopment Plan Auditorium Renewal Project
Minn. R-53" , dated September 9, i96s, consisting of twelve (12)
pages and two (2 ) maps , supported by the following supplementary
material , data, and recommendations , which material , data., and
recommendations in addition to the documentation heretofore
on file , are not a part of the Redevelopment Plan : '
(1) Application for Early Land Acquisition Loan, Auditorium
Minn. R-53, being an application to undertake project activities
during project planning stage , containing as con�;ents -
(a) Section E-201, Application for Loan and Grant ; �
(b) Section E-202, Labor Standards ;'
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Pa�e 4.
(c) Section E-212 , Project Area Report ;
(d) Section E-214, �3asis for Determination Tliat Objectives
of Plan canilot be lichieved tlirough Rehabilitation;
(e) Section E-222, Land Acquisition Report; '
. (f) Section E-223, Relocation Report ;
(g) Section E-224, Basis for Estimates �of Clearance Costs ; �
� (h) Section E-226, Cost Estimates and Financing Report; and
(i) Section E-231 , Legal Data; and
� (2) Extract of minutes of the meeti.ng of the Planning Board
of Saint Paul held on Mond�,y, September 16, 1968, adopting a
repori; of said Planning Board respecting the Redevelopment
Plan, Auditorium Renewal Project, Minn. R-53; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plan has been approved by the
. Commissioners of the Authority, as evidenced by the copy of the
Authority' s duly certified resolution approving said Redevelopment
Plan, on file with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Cii;y Planning Board of the City of Saint Paul ,
which is the duly designated and acting official planning b4dy
for the City, has submitted to the Council its repor� and recom-
m�ndations respecting the Redevelopment Plan for. the project area,
and the Counc il has duly considered the same ; �an�d
WHEREAS, the Redevel.o.pment Plan for the project area pre-
scribes certain land uses for the project area and will require ,
among other things , the vacation and removal of certain streets ,
construction or reconstruction of other streets , utilities , and
certain other public actions in connection with the Civic Center
Project ; and
WHEREAS, tl� Authority has prepared and submitted a
Relocation Report containing a program and plan for the reloca-
tion of individuals and families and businesses that may dis=
placed as a result of the carrying out of the project in accord-
ance with the Redevelopment Plan; and ' �
� WHEREAS, there has also been presented to the Council
information and data respecting the relocation program which has
been prepared by the Authority as a result of studies , surveys ,
and inspections in the project area, and the assembling and
analysis of the data and information obtained from such studies ,
surveys , 'and inspections ; and
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� WHEREAS, the members of the Council have general knowledge
of i;he conditions prevailin; in tlie pro�ect area, ancl of the
availability of propex• housing for individuals and families and
locations for businesses for the relocation of said individuals ,
families and businesses tYiat may be displaced in the projecL
area, and , in ligh�; of sucYi knowledge , have carefully considered
and reviewed tYie Authority' s proposals for relocation;' and
WI�REAS, it is necessary that the Council take appropriate
official action respecting the relocation program, the Redevelop- . �
ment Plan, and the financial plan for the project in conformity
�with the provisions of the Municipal Housing and Redevelopment
" Act ; and
WHEREAS , i;he Council is cognizant of the conditions that
are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban reneiaal
� redevelopmenl; projects with Federal financial assistaiice under
Title I, including those prohibitirig disc�imination because of
race , color, creed, or national or�gin; and �
WHER�AS , there has been presented to and considered at
this meeting a document enti�tled, "Cooperation Agreement
Respecting Auditorium Renewal Project Minn. R-53" , between the
Authority and the City, a copy of which is hereto attached,
reciting the respective undertakings of the parties to
' undertake the project, including their respective obligations .
respecting land acquisition, vacation of streets , relocation
of utilities , and sale and purchase of project lands for re-
development of the Civic Center Complex under the provisions
of Chapter 459, Laws 1g67 , and to finance said,.,project ;
Now, Therefore , be it
RESOLVED, by the Counci�l of the City of Saint Paul , upon
public hearing pursuant to 'said Council ' s prior resolution,
Council File No . 241657 , approved January 10, 1969, and upon
the consideration of the application of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul ,Minnesota,
for said Council ' s approval of the Redevelopment Plan for
Auditorium Renewal Area, Project Minn. R-53, the area which
project boundaries thereof are described and published in said
Resolution, Council File No . 21f1657 and incorporated herein
by reference : '
(1) Th�,t it is hereby found and determined that the �
• project area is a blighted area, which conditions of blight
are detrimental to the public health, safety , welfare , and
morals ; �hat the proposed project qualifies as an eligible
urban renewal redevelopment project under the Minnesota
Municipal Housing and Redevelopment Act ;
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� (2) That the Redevelopment Plan for the Project, having '
been duly received and corisiclered,� is hereby approved, and the
Clerls be and is hereuy directed to file said copy of the
Redevelopment Plan with the minutes of this meeting .
(3) That i�L is hereby found and de�;ermined that the
objectives of 1;he Redevelopment Plan cannot be achievec�- through
rehabilitation in the Project Area.
� (4) That it is hereby found and determined that the Re- .
development PTan for the Project Area conforms to the objectives �
of the comprehensive plan for Saint Paul .
(5) That it is hereby found and determined that the finan-
cial aid to be provided pursuant to contrac�s for Federal �inan-
cial assistance , and the financial assistance of the City of
� Saint Paul and other State public bodies , is necessary to en- �
able the Project tobe undertaken and for t•he land in the Project
Area to be made available for uses in accordance with t.he
Redevelopment Plan for the Project �1rea .
(6) That it is hereby found and determined that the
Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area providing for disposition
of project lands to the City of Saint Paul for �edevelopment
as a Civic Center Coruplex, with altern ative use privately developed
� residential housing, will afford maximum opportunity, consistent
with the sound needs of the locality as a whole , including the
construction and reconstruction of the Auditorium Complex, is
authorized by Chapter 459 , Laws 1g67 , for the redevelopment of
the area by private enterprise . -
(7) That it is hereby found and determined that the
Redevelopment Plan for the Urban Renewal Area gives due con-
sideration to the provision o.f adequate park and recreational
areas and facilities as may- be desirable for neighborhood im-
provement , with special consideration to the health, safety,
and welfare of the children residing in the general vicinity
of the site covered by the Plan, in that the reconstruction and
construction of an Auditorium Complex - Civic Center in this
predominantly non-residential area will provide recreational and
cultural facilities upon a City-wide basis to all inhabitants
of said City.
(8) It is hereby found and determ�ined that the program
for proper relocation of individuals displaced in carrying out .
� the Project in decent, safe , and sanitary dwelling units in
conformity with acceptable standards i� feasible and can be
reasonably and timely effected to permit the proper prosecu-
tion and completion of the Project; that such dwelling units
available or to be made available for such displaced individuals
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. are at least equal in number to the number of displaced indi- .
viduals and families and are not ge�erally less desirable in
regard to public utilil;ies and puulic-commercial facilities
than the dwelli.ng units of 1;he displa.ced individuals in the
Project Area, are available at rents and prices within the
financial means of the displaced individuals and families ,
and are reasonably accessible to their places of emplo�ment .
(9) That in order to implement and facilitate the effec-
tua�ion of the Redevelopment Plan hereby approved, it is found
and determined that certain official actions must be taken by . �
this body with reference , among other things , to changes in
�zoning , vacating and removal of streets , alleys , and other
public ways , the establishment of new street patterns , and
the location and relocai�ion of public ui;ilities and other
public aetion, and, accordingly, this body hereby:
� (a) Pleclges its cooperation in helping to carry out the
Redevelopment Plan; � "
(b) Requests the various officials , departments , boards
and agencies of the locality having administrative responsibilities
in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise
their respective functions and powers in a manner c�nsistent
with the Redevelopment Plan; and
� (c) Stands ready to consider and take appropriate action •
upon the proposals and measures designed to effectuate the
Redevelopment Plan, including the provision of local share of the
financial assistance therefor. That , in order to assure the
effectuation of the Plan provisions for financing of the pro-
ject undertaking, with or without federal money grant assistance ,
which commitments and undertakings are spelled out in a Coopera-
tion Agreement Respecting Auditorium Renewal Project, Minn.
R-53, by and between the Authnrity and the City , a copy of
which Agreement has been presented to and considered at this
meeting, the Council hereby approves said Cooperation Agree-
ment and authorizes the proper officers of the City to execute
the same on behalf of the City; that the Clerk is hereby directed
to file a copy of the said Cooperation Agreement, as executed,
with the minutes of this meeting and with the Office of the
Comptroller.
(11 ) The Authority is hereby directed, consistent with
the provisions of the aforesaid Cooperation Agreement , to
prepare and to present for Council consideration, an Application �
� for Loan and Capital Grant Contract with the United States of
America under Section 103 or Section 131 of Title I of the
National Housing Act of 194g, as amended, and to take all
neeessary actions : �
ORICINAL TO C�TY CLERK �
' . . CITY OF ST. PAUL FoEN��� NO.—��
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONEa
DATF
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, (a) To obtain a Federal loan under Section 102 (a) of
the National Housing Aci; of 1949, as amended, to serve" as
interim financing for the acquisition of land within the
Project Area, the relocation of occupants thereof, the
elearance and removal of structures thereon� and the dis-
posi�tion of said acquired tracts for redevElopment in ac- .
cordance with the provisions of �;he Redevelopmenl; Plan;
(b) To cooperate with the Civic Center Commission in
carrying out the Project undertakings so as to carry out the
objectives of the Redevelopment Plan and of the City in the
construction and reconstruction of the Auditorium Complex. .
�AN 3 0 1969
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council • 19_
Yeas Nays .
Carlson .���G �x r`'� ��!��
Dalglish Approved 19__
Meredith _ Tn Favor �
Peterson
Sprafka . � Mayor ,
Tedesco , A gainst '�
Mr. President, Byrne
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