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HRA approves minutes, Block 19 lease with Avis and acceptance of donated lot at 1366 Fremont Avenue
Summary
At the HRA meeting commissioners unanimously approved February 2025 meeting minutes, a lease and parking agreement with Avis Budget Car Rental LLC for space in the Block 19 Parking Ramp, and accepted a donated lot at 1366 Fremont Avenue from Wells Fargo in lieu of a demolition assessment.
The Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority unanimously approved three resolutions: adoption of the February 2025 HRA meeting minutes; authorization to enter a lease with Avis Budget Car Rental LLC for retail and parking space in the Block 19 Parking Ramp at 151 Seventh Street East (Ward 2); and acceptance of a donated parcel at 1366 Fremont Avenue from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in lieu of payment of a demolition assessment (Ward 7).
On Item 1, the HRA adopted the February 2025 meeting minutes by voice vote, recorded as 4 in favor and 0 opposed.
Item 2 was a public hearing and resolution to authorize a lease and parking agreement with Avis Budget Car Rental LLC for space in the Block 19 Parking Ramp at 151 Seventh Street East. Director Newton described the parcel as a vacant retail space with capacity in the ramp for some rental vehicles; staff recommended approval. The HRA closed the public hearing on a motion by Commissioner Yang and adopted the resolution (4-0).
Item 3 authorized the acceptance of a land donation at 1366 Fremont Avenue from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. staff reported the house on the one-third-acre lot had been demolished following foreclosure and lender action; Wells Fargo proposed donating the parcel to the HRA in lieu of payment of a demolition assessment. Staff said the lot could support 5 to 6 housing units on its own and might support more if combined with an adjacent city-owned lot. The HRA adopted the resolution (4-0).
Votes recorded across these items were 4 in favor and 0 opposed; motions and seconds were entered on the record by commissioners during the meeting but a roll-call record with individual member votes was not provided in the transcript for these items. No other formal actions were taken at the meeting.
