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Approving the applications by the Department of Planning and Economic Development to the State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for Contamination Cleanup Grants at 605 and 617 Stryker Avenue, 380 Randolph Avenue, and 750 Milton Avenue.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is located within the seven-county metropolitan area defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, and is participating in the local housing incentives program under section 473.254; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has approved the following Contamination Cleanup grant applications submitted to the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on November 1, 2019, by Department of Planning and Economic Development for:
? 605 and 617 Stryker Avenue
? 380 Randolph Avenue
? 750 Milton Avenue; and
WHEREAS, that the City of Saint Paul acts as the legal sponsor for projects contained in the Contamination Cleanup Grant Program to be submitted on November 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, City of Saint Paul has the legal authority to apply for financial assistance, and the institutional, managerial, and financial capability to ensure adequate project administration; and
WHEREAS, the sources and amounts of the local match identified in the application are committed to the projects identified; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has not, to the City’s knowledge, violated any Federal, State or local laws pertaining to fraud, bribery, graft, kickbacks, collusion, conflict of interest or other unlawful or corrupt practice.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Department of Planning and Economic Development is hereby authorized to apply to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for funding of this project on behalf of Department of City of Saint Paul; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its application by the state, City of Saint Paul may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above-referenced projects, wherein ...
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