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Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to approve the amendment to reduce Liz Miller Investment’s 2020 contractual payment to City.
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WHEREAS, the City and Liz Miller Investments (Manager) entered into an Agreement on July 1, 2019 for the management and operation of the Covington Inn, which terminates on December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, that agreement requires Manager pay the City the greater of 5% of gross revenue generated by room rentals at the Covington Inn over $200,000 or $5,000 annually; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota’s Emergency Executive Order 20-01 Declaring a Peacetime Emergency and Coordinating Minnesota's Strategy to Protect Minnesotans from COVID-19 severely impacted Manager’s operations; and
WHEREAS, Manager wishes to amend the Agreement to allow for a one-year reduction in payment to City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Covington Inn is a valuable and one-of-a-kind Saint Paul business experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that supporting it during this difficult time serves a public purpose by helping to ensure it can continue to serve the Saint Paul community into the future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saint Paul authorizes the appropriate City officials to enter into the attached Amendment.