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Authorizing the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) to accept the 2025 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Quality of Life Improvement grant program funds and to amend the financing and spending plan in the amount of $25,000 for the new Animal Shelter Project.
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WHEREAS, DSI applied for, by Res 25-835, and has been granted a Quality of Life Improvement grant administered by the ASPCA to support the purchase of new cat housing for the new Animal Shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is currently undertaking a $5.8 million building renovation to create a new shelter that prioritizes improving the quality of care for animals sheltered by the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the grant will provide $25,000 to assist in covering new cat housing costs; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires no matching funds and is for one year; and
WHEREAS, DSI wishes to accept said grant funds and amend the financing and spending plan for said Quality of Life Improvement grant; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation funds of $25,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget. Now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, the Saint Paul City Council, upon recommendation of the Mayor and the advice of the Long Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee, determines that $25,000 is available for appropriation in the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget, and the 2025 budget, as adopted by the Council, is hereby amended as attached.
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CIB Recommendation
The St. Paul Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee reviewed this request on December 8, 2025 and recommended approval.