112023 Resolution 1471HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 1471
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING BUILDINGS AS STRUCTURALLY SUBSTANDARD WITHIN
THE RICHFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield,
Minnesota (the “Authority”) was created pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.001 through
469.047, as amended, and was authorized to transact business and exercise its powers by a
resolution of the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota (the “City”); and
WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.174, subdivision 10(d), the Authority is
authorized to deem parcels as occupied by structurally substandard buildings before the demolition
or removal of buildings, subject to certain terms and conditions as described in this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Authority obtained blight studies for four parcels and may in the future
include one or more of the properties described in EXHIBIT A attached hereto (the “Property”), in a
redevelopment tax increment financing district as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.174,
subdivision 10, within the Richfield Redevelopment Project; and
WHEREAS, the Authority plans to purchase two parcels from the Department of
Transportation after the Department of Transportation no longer needs the two parcels; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has determined that the parcels currently owned by the
Department of Transportation are blighted based on the long-term use of those parcels as a
mechanics garage; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation demolished the buildings on the Department
of Transportation parcels on or about October 27, 2023; and
WHEREAS, if the Authority cannot purchase the Department of Transportation parcels
within three years of the date the Department of Transportation demolished the buildings on its
parcels, the Authority will seek special legislation in order to preserve the ability to create a
redevelopment tax increment district in the future; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing
and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
1.The Authority finds that three of the buildings are structurally substandard to a
degree requiring substantial renovation or clearance, based upon the analysis of such buildings by
LHB, Inc. in a final report dated November 10, 2023, and on file in City Hall.
2.Two of the buildings on the Property were demolished or removed on or about
October 27, 2023; following preparation of a report by LHB, Inc. dated October 26, 2023, and on
file in City Hall.
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3. The remaining building on the Property may be demolished or removed by the
Authority, or such demolition or removal may be financed by the Authority or may be undertaken by
a developer under a development agreement with the Authority.
4. The Authority intends to include the Property in a redevelopment tax increment
financing district, and to file the request for certification of such district with the Auditor/Treasurer of
Hennepin County, Minnesota, as the county auditor (the “County Auditor/Treasurer”), within three
(3) years after the date of demolition of the buildings on the Property.
5. Upon filing the request for certification of the new tax increment financing district,
the Authority will notify the County Auditor/Treasurer that the original tax capacity of the Property
must be adjusted to reflect the greater of (a) the current net tax capacity of the parcel, or (b) the
estimated market value of the parcel for the year in which the buildings were demolished or
removed, but applying class rates for the current year, all in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
Section 469.174, subdivision 10(d).
6. Authority staff and consultants are authorized to take any actions necessary to carry
out the intent of this resolution.
Adopted by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 20th day of November, 2023.
Erin Vrieze Daniels, Chair
ATTEST:
Sean Hayford Oleary, Secretary