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Authorizing the City to submit a Point Source Implementation grant application to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA), and authorizing City officials to execute a grant agreement on behalf of the City for the West Side Flats Greenway.
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WHEREAS, the Point Source Implementation Program, established in Minnesota Statutes 446A.073, as amended provides funds for construction projects; and
WHEREAS the City of Saint Paul is hereby applying to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for a funds to be used for eligible costs for the West Side Flats Greenway, an open space amenity also providing stormwater control and treatment from both public and private improvements.
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Saint Paul has the legal authority to apply for the grant, and the financial, technical, and managerial capacity to ensure proper construction, operation and maintenance of the project for its design life.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its application by the PFA, the City of Saint Paul may enter into an agreement with the PFA for the above referenced project, and that the City of Saint Paul certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in all contract agreements described in the Compliance listing of the grant application.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of Public Works and the Director of Planning and Economic Development, or their successors in office, are hereby authorized to execute such agreements, and amendments thereto, as are necessary to implement the above project on behalf of the City of Saint Paul.