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Accepting grant funds, authorizing execution of a grant agreement (with indemnity obligations), and amending the operating budget for City sponsorship of a Metropolitan Council LCA’s SEED Grant for the benefit of Rondo Revitalize at 708 Marshall Avenue. (District 8, Ward 1).
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WHEREAS, in RES 25-1495, the Saint Paul City Council resolved that the City of Saint Paul (the “City”) may act as the legal sponsor in connection with a Seeding Equitable Environmental Development (“SEED”) Site Investigation Grant application on behalf of Marshall Ave 12 LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company registered to do business in Minnesota (“Marshall Ave 12 LLC”), and, thereby, authorized an application to the Metropolitan Council related to the Rondo Revitalization project located at 708 Marshall Avenue (“Application”); and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council accepted the Application and awarded the City a $50,000 SEED Site Investigation grant for the benefit of the Rondo Revitalize project (“Grant Funds”); and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council SEED Grant contract (“Grant Agreement”) requires the City to indemnify the Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, by this Resolution, the Council authorizes acceptance of the SEED Grant, amends the 2026 budget, and authorizes execution of a grant agreement with the Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Saint Paul City Charter, does certify that there are available for appropriation funds of $50,000 in excess of those estimated in the operating budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul:
1. that upon the recommendation of the Mayor that the $50,000 is available for appropriation in the Operating Budget, the City Council hereby authorizes and approves said budget, as heretofore adopted by the City Council, to be amended as outlined in the attached financial analysis. (See attachment.)
2. that the City Coun...
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