88-7481R42
RESOLUTION N0. 7481
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS TO SELL CERTAIN TAX FORFEITED
LAND TO THE RICHFIELD HRA
MHEREAS, any tax forfeited lands may be sold by the county
board to any organized or incorporated governmental subdivision
of the state for any public purpose for which such subdivision is
authorized to acquire property or may be released from the trust
in favor of the taxing districts. upon application of any state
agency for any authorized use at not less than their value as
determined by the county board, pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec.
282.01; and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Board (County Board), by
Resolution No.~82-8-612,-dated August 10, 1982, (County Board
Resolution) adopted a .general policy to encourage the return of
tax forfeited lands within the county to private ownership and
the tax rolls; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the County Board Resolution, the
acquisition of tax forfeited land by a governmental subdivision
(except Housing and Redevelopment Authorities and other
governmental subdivisions of the state expressly. authorized by
the law to resell, lease or transfer property) for resale shall
not be approved by the Board; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 282.01, sud. 1, a
sale, lease,. transfer or other conveyance of such [tax forfeited]
lands by a housing and redevelopment authority as authorized by
Minn. Stat. Sec. 469.001 to 469.047, inclusive, as amended, shall
not be an abandonment of such use and such lands shall not be
reconveyed to the state.. nor shall they revert to the state; and
WHEREAS, the real property located at 6941.-45 Penn Avenue
South (PID No. 28-028-24-33-0159), is land forfeited to the state
for nonpayment of 1980 .taxes on July 17, 1984, and is legally
described as:
Lot 13, Block l0, Tingdale Brothers Lincoln Hills Second
Addition, Hennepin County, according to the recorded plat
thereof; and .
Lot 10, Block 10, Woodlake Highlands Addition, Hennepin
County, according to the recorded plat thereof.
WHEREAS, the property is currently vacant, approximates
14.952 square feet in size, and is zoned MR-2, Multiple
Residence.
Resolution No. 7481
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NOM, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED by the City Council of
Richfield, Minnesota as fo lows:
1. That the County Board 's requested to convey the tax
forfeited property to he Housing and Redevelopment Authority
in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota (HRA) for an
amount. equal to the appraised value, 39b assurance fee State
deed tax, State deed fee, and filing fee pursuant to Minn.
Stat. Sec. 282.01, sub. 1 and 3.
2. That the land is beingacquired for the public purpose of
remedying conditions of under-utilized land and physical
blight which the private market has not been willing and/or
able to accomplish inde~,pendently.
3. That the land will be sjold and developed in accordance with a
development contract bye the HRA and a private developer.
4. That private development will be part of the 70th Street and
Penn Avenue Redevelopment Project, adopted by the HRA on
October 17, 1988 and approved by the City Council on November
28, 1988., pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 469.001 to 469.047,
inclusive as amended.
5. Rezoning of the property to C-1, Neighborhood Business
District, will become effective 30 days after publication of
the rezoning ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation
for the area.
6. That the construction oaf the improvements on the land are
anticipated to commence~~and be completed during 1989.
7. That the property is anlticipated to be returned to the tax
rolls by no later than taxes payable 1991.
8. That the description for the undertaking of the Redevelopment
Project is described inlthe Redevelopment Plan.
Passed by the Richfield City Council this
November, 1988.
ATTEST:
Thor~a$ Ferber, City Clerk ',
28th day of