• Experience and qualifications of the developer, including the developer's demonstrated ability to meet equal opportunity/affirmative action employment and contracting goals established by the City of Saint Paul: willingness to provide equal opportunity to minority/women-owned and small businesses; demonstrated past history of providing contracting and employment opportunities for qualified minority and women individuals and minority/owned small businesses.
  • Achievement of other public purpose goals.
  • Upon evaluation of all the proposals HRA staff may either reject all the proposals or select one of the proposals that best accomplishes the objectives and goals of this Policy and present that proposal to the HRA Board for its consideration to grant tentative developer status or approval of a memorandum of understanding, development agreement or contract for sale of land for private development.

B. OTHER PROPOSALS

  1. As an alternative to receiving proposals through an RFP/RFQ process, the HRA may receive a proposal from a third person or entity to redevelop a parcel of land owned by the HRA.
  2. HRA staff will evaluate any proposal under paragraph B(1) using the same criteria as specified in paragraph A(2) above. Upon evaluation of the proposal PED staff may either reject the proposal or if the proposal substantially accomplishes the objectives and goals of this Policy present the proposal to the HRA Board for its consideration to grant tentative developer status or approval of a memorandum of understanding, development agreement or contract for sale of land for private development.
  3. At least 45 days before a proposal described in paragraph B (2) above is scheduled for presentation to the HRA, a written notice of the proposal will be sent to the affected district council and will be made available to the general public via the City's web page. This notice will allow the community to provide feedback on the proposed development, and allows for any competing proposals to be brought forward within this 45-day period. If there are comments from the district council and/or competing proposals that are timely sent to the HRA, HRA staff will consider the comments and/or evaluate other proposals and decide whether to either reject all proposals or make a recommendation to the HRA Board of Commissioners for approval of the proposal that best accomplishes the objectives and goals of this Policy.

C. HRA BOARD CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSAL

1. The HRA Board of Commissioners will then review any proposal submitted under paragraphs A (3) or B (3) above and make a determination as to whether the proposer should be awarded tentative developer status, or after a public hearing, be given development rights via a memorandum of understanding, development agreement or contract for sale of land for private development. The designation of 'tentative developer status' means the HRA has tentatively approved of the developer and the project and the HRA will not contract with any other entity for

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