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Approving and authorizing acceptance of Contamination Cleanup and Investigation grants from the Department of Employment and Economic Development; Livable Communities Transit Oriented Development Grants, Livable Communities Demonstration Account Grants, and Livable Communities Tax Base Revitalization Account Grants, from the Metropolitan Council; and amending the 2018 Budget.
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WHEREAS, the City Council on:
§ April 27, 2018, by Resolution number 18-591, authorized the Director of the Department of Planning and Economic Development to submit applications to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grants and the Metropolitan Council Tax Base Revitalization Account Cleanup and Site Investigation Grants for projects at the 7th and Bush, 7th Street Village, Ain Dah Yung Supportive Housing, Millberry Apartments/Legends at Berry, Metro Deaf School, M.O.E. Craft Company, North West University and Dale, Oak Dale Development, Park and Como, Rice and Sycamore Family Housing, Riverwalk, and Snelling and St. Clair Mixed-Use Redevelopment sites;
§ May 2, 2018, by Resolution number 18-649, authorized its Department of Planning & Economic Development to submit on behalf of the City an application for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities TOD grant funds for the TOD Project component(s) identified in the application, and to execute such agreements as may be necessary to implement the TOD Project on behalf of the City. These projects include: Downtown St. Paul YMCA Re-imagination, Park and Como, and North West Corner of University and Dale;
§ May 18, 2018, by Resolution number 18-763, authorized the Department of
Planning and Economic Development to submit an application for Metropolitan Council Tax Base Revitalization Account grant funds for the Stryker Avenue Site;
§ May 29, 2018, by Resolution number 18-804, identified the need for Livable Community Demonstration Account (LCDA) funding, and authorized its Department of Planning and Economic Development to submit on behalf of the City a pre-development application for grant funds for the East Seventh Street Housing; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Employment and Economic Development and the Metropolitan Council has approved the following grant applications:
§ Contamination Cleanup and Investigation grants of $99,900.00 for Snelling and St. Clair Redevelopment, of $389,136.00 for Legends at Berry Apartments, of $93,813.00 for 769 University/ Ain Dah Yung Housing, and of $306,800.00 for Metro Deaf School;
§ Livable Communities Demonstration Account Pre-Development grant of $100,000.00 for East 7th Street Housing Site;
§ Livable Communities Demonstration Account Transit Oriented Development Pre-Development and Livable Communities Tax Base Revitalization Transit Oriented Development Site Investigation grants of $25,500.00 for Downtown YMCA Re-Imagination, of $26,925.00 for Capital Professional Office Building (Park and Como), and of $28,924.00 for Northwest University and Dale;
§ Livable Communities Act Tax Base Revitalization Account grants of $22,400.00 for 617 Stryker, of $30,700.00 for 7th and Bush, of $47,200.00 for Ain Dah Yung Supportive Housing, and of $150,000.00 for Snelling and St. Clair; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does hereby certify that $1,321,298.00 in funds are available for appropriation in excess of those estimated in the 2018 budget and recommends the changes to the 2018 budget identified on the attached Financial Analysis; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saint Paul accepts these grants and approves the changes identified on the attached Financial Analysis to the 2018 budget.