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Authorizing the proper City officials to enter into an Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement with Ramsey County for the administration of Emergency Solutions Grant funds.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul (“City”) and Ramsey County (“County), collectively the “Parties”, entered into an Agreement to administer the Emergency Solutions Grant (“Agreement”), executed by the Parties on December 17, 2019 (the “Original JPA”).
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul (“City”) and Ramsey County (“County), collectively the “Parties”, entered into an Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement to administer the Emergency Solutions Grant (“Agreement”), executed by the Parties on August 4, 2022 (the “First Amended and Restated JPA”).
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul (“City”) and Ramsey County (“County), collectively the “Parties”, entered into a second Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement to administer the Emergency Solutions Grant (“Agreement”), executed by the Parties on February 29, 2024 (the “Second Amended and Restated JPA”).
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Second Amended and Restated JPA (“Agreement”) to clarify that their continued compliance with the Agreement is conditioned on acknowledgment that certain terms and conditions of the federal grant award(s) shall not apply to activities under this Agreement if such terms have been enjoined or determined to be legally unenforceable by court order or other action; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Saint Paul City Council, that the appropriate City officials are hereby authorized to execute an Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement in substantially the form as attached.