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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #21-353 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CERTAIN DEEDS AND DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF FORMER RAMSEY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BY CURRENT CITY OF RAMSEY OFFICIALS WHEREAS,the City of Ramsey,Minnesota, is a Minnesota municipality organized under and empowered by the law of that State and is fully authorized to own, buy, and sell property in the State of Minnesota(hereinafter, "the City"); and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey formerly established a Housing and Redevelopment Authority under Minnesota law that owned property within the City(hereinafter, "the HRA"); and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners (hereinafter, "the Commissioners") of the aforesaid HRA determined that it was in the best interest of the City "for the HRA's assets to be transferred to the City and the HRA dissolved....and upon transfer of its assets to the City, the HRA will become inactive and thereafter dissolved as provided by law," expressing this determination in its Resolution HRA #14-11-23 6, adopted on November 12, 2014, (a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein as "Exhibit I"); and WHEREAS, the aforesaid Resolution 14-11-236 further provided that certain listed property "shall be transferred to the City of Ramsey as soon a practicable and prior to the dissolution of the HRA". The properties expressly listed to be transferred included the properties identified as " #18. 283225210033" and "#28. 343225130005" and identifying the owner as "Ramsey City of HRA" and "The Housing and Redevelopment Authority" respectively (hereinafter the "Properties"); and WHEREAS, in 2014 parcel #18. 283225210033 was legally described as Outlot D, Ramsey Town Center Wh Addition and was included in the plat of COR THREE of record in Anoka County, MN. The remaining HRA owned portion of parcel #18. 283225210033 is now legally described as: Outlot A, COR THREE and has a new Tax ID number of 28-32-25-21-0094; and WHEREAS, in 2014, Parcel #28. 343225130005 was legally described as: Lot 4, Block 1, Riverside West and a Tax ID number of 34-32-25-13-0005 and that legal description or Tax ID number has not changed; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid Resolution further provided that "in the event the HRA holds right, title or interest in any other real property...such right, title or interests is hereby transferred to the City" and"and all other HRA property, assets, cash or other funds are hereby transferred to the City"; and