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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for up to $25,000 from the Ramsey County and Minnesota Brownfields Site Assessment Grant Program for the Mississippi River Learning Center project.
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WHEREAS, Ramsey County, in partnership with Minnesota Brownfields, offers Site Assessment grants to offset the cost of environmental assessment and investigation for affordable housing, commercial, and mixed-use development projects; and
WHEREAS, government supported organizations or government entities, emerging developers, and not-for-profit organizations are eligible for Site Assessment grants; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation is requesting permission to apply for up to $25,000 in grant funds from Ramsey County and Minnesota Brownfields Site Assessment grants to support environmental sampling and testing of contaminated soils for the Mississippi River Learning Center mixed-use development project; and
WHEREAS, grant funds would allow the Department of Parks and Recreation to pursue additional grant opportunities for the remediation of contaminated soils; and
WHEREAS, there is no match required of these funds by the City and other supporting agencies; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for said grant with Ramsey County and Minnesota Brownfields.