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Authorizing the application and acceptance of a grant from the State of Minnesota for the renovation of the Playwrights’ Center; amending the 2023 City budget in the amount of $4,000,000; providing for the use of Project Labor Agreements in accordance with policy; and approving and authorizing execution of a State Grant Agreement (District 12, Ward 4).
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature approved a Grant of $4,000,000 (“Grant”) to the City of Saint Paul (“City”) to acquire, construct, furnish and equip the renovation of the Playwrights’ Center facility in Saint Paul to use as a comprehensive play development program and workshop facility (“the Project”), in Minnesota Laws 2023, Chapter 71, Article 1, Section 14, Subdivision 85; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota non-profit corporation, Playwrights’ Center, Inc. (“PWC”), will manage the above-referenced Project on behalf of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City, as the legal sponsor for the Project must submit an application to the State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for receipt of the Grant, said application to be submitted by the City’s Department of Planning and Economic Development; and
WHEREAS, the City, as legal sponsor and applicant, has the legal authority to apply for the Grant, and the institutional, managerial, and financial capability to oversee the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City has not violated any Federal, State, or local laws pertaining to fraud, bribery, kickbacks, collusion, conflict of interest or other unlawful or corrupt practice; and
WHEREAS, to complete the Project, the City of Saint Paul must enter into leases, use agreements, and other related documents with PWC and its agents (collectively, the “Lease / Use Documents”) and a grant agreement and other related documents with the Department of Employment and Economic Development for the State of Minnesota (collectively the “State Grant Documents”); and
WHEREAS, the State Grant Documents contain...
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