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Housing & Redevelopment Authority

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chambers, City Hall

TL;DR

The St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority held a quick meeting to approve several property-related resolutions. They authorized short-term parking agreements for multiple municipal ramps and approved the sale of city-owned properties to a church and the city itself.

Key Decisions

  • Short-term Parking Ramp Agreements Passed
  • Sale of Vacant Lot at 77 Congress Street East to Iglesia Ni Christo Church Passed
  • Conveyance of Three Riverfront Parcels to City of Saint Paul Passed
  • Ames Lake Property Flood Mitigation Project Received and Filed
  • Grand and Victoria Redevelopment TIF District Received and Filed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. ROLL CALL

    Vice Chair Jost called the Meeting to Order at 2:01 PM

  2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

    Moved by Commissioner Noecker, The Minutes are Approved

  3. 1 Approval of the November 2025 HRA Meeting Minutes
    Approval of Minutes
  4. DISCUSSION
  5. 2 Resolution Authorizing Short-term Extensions to Parking Operation and Management Agreements (collectively, “Ramp Agreements”) at: (i) Robert Street Municipal Ramp at 95 E. 7th Street; (ii) Lowertown Municipal Ramp at 316 Jackson Street; (iii) Lawson Municipal Ramp at 10 W. 6th Street; (iv) 7A Ramp at 13 West Exchange Street; (v) Block 19 Ramp at 145 East 7th Street; and (vi) WTC Ramp at 477 Cedar Street, all in District 17, Ward 2.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

    Moved by Commissioner Noecker, Resolution is Adopted

  6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
  7. 3 Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Sale and Conveyance of a Vacant Lot at 77 Congress Street East, to Iglesia Ni Christo Church, in West Side, District 3, Ward 2
    Resolution-Public Hearing
    Action: Adopted Passed

    Moved by Commissioner Coleman, Resolution is Adopted

  8. 4 Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Conveyance of Three Parcels Located in Chestnut Plaza and Along the Riverfront to the City of Saint Paul, District 9, Ward 2
    Resolution-Public Hearing
    Action: Adopted Passed

    Moved by Commissioner Yang, Resolution is Adopted

  9. STAFF REPORT
  10. 5 Introduction to Ames Lake Property RWMWD Flood Mitigation Project
    Staff Report
    Action: Received and Filed

    Received and Filed

  11. 6 Introduction to Grand and Victoria Redevelopment TIF District
    Staff Report
    Action: Received and Filed

    Received and Filed

  12. 12 ADJOURNMENT
    Action: Adjourned

    The Meeting was Adjourned at 2:38 PM

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