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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
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"SERVICE IS OUR'BUSJ~ESS"
RESOLUTION 79- 7
RESOLUTION ENDORSING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA AND THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM CONCERNING A PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
IN A SECTION OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
WHEREAS, on August 3, 1977, the City Council approved the Downtown
CBD Revitalization Plan as prepared by the Downtown Development Council
and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and,
WHEREAS on May 10, 1978, the City/HRA entered into an agreement with
the Columbia Heights Development Consortium, herein known as the developer,
for the exclusive right to negotiate a development within a section of our
downtown central business district and,
WHEREAS, on September 13, 1978, the developer presented their preliminary
plan to a joint meeting of the HRA and the Downtown Development Council
where these preliminary plans were approved by both boards and found to
be consistent with the Downtown CBD Revitalization Plan and,
WHEREAS, on November 7, 1978 these preliminary plans were presented and
approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and found to be consistent
with the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Columbia Heights, MN and,
WHEREAS, the Downtown Development Council and HRA Board of Commissioners
have authorized the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to pursue a
development agreement with the Consortium to be presented to the City
Council for their consideration and,
WHEREAS the developer has stated a need for a period of time to complete its
marketing campaign for the proposed development and it is in the best
interest of the City/HRA to have this marketint completed before the
formalization of the development agreement and,
WHEREAS this letter in the judgement of the developer, would provide them
with an agreement substantial enough to perform their marketing prior to
the formalization of the development agreement.
Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor
E. "Sebe" Heintz, Councilmember Waiter Logacz, Councilmember
GayJe R. Norberg, CounciJmember Kenneth E. Hentges, CounciJmember
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Columbia Heights,
MN that passage of this resolution endorses the agreement dated February
14, 1979 between the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Columbia
Heights and the Columbia Heights Development Consortium. (A copy of
this agreement is attached.)
Passed this 26th day of February, 1979.
Offered by: Logacz
Seconded by: Heintz
Roll Call:
Logacz, Heintz, Hentges, Nawrocki -Aye
Norberg- Nay
Bruc~e G. Nawrocki, Mayor
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