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Authorizing the City of Saint Paul (the “City”) to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with Ramsey County (the “County”) to use the City’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support joint Workforce Initiative Programs in response to populations negatively impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 471.59, two or more governmental units, by agreement entered into through action of their governing bodies, are authorized to enter into agreements to exercise jointly or cooperatively governmental powers common to each and to permit one governmental entity to perform services or functions for another governmental unit; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County are governmental units as defined in Minnesota Statutes Section 471.59; and
WHEREAS, Sections 602(b) and 603(b) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act (Pub. L. No. 117-2 and amendments thereto) (“ARPA”), authorized the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to make payments to certain recipients from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (the “SLFRF”); and
WHEREAS, the SLFRF program delivered $350 billion to state, local, and Tribal governments across the country to support their response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic created the need for rapid and responsive policies and investments in people, businesses, and families in the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County met over the past year to discuss and plan regarding the transformational opportunity made possible by the SLFRF Funds; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County have identified an area of shared interest where collaboration will provide additional benefit to those served by the Jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County are especially committed to the re...
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