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Authorizing the Department of Planning and Economic Development to submit a Contamination Cleanup and Investigation grant application to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for the International Institute of Minnesota project at 1694 Como Avenue; accepting a Contamination Cleanup and Investigation grant from the Department of Employment and Economic Development; and amending the 2019 Budget.
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WHEREAS, this resolution rescinds and replaces RES #19-626 adopted by this Council on April 24, 2019, which authorized a Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grant application to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul (“City”) agreed to act as the legal sponsor for the International Institute of Minnesota project at 1694 Como Avenue, undertaken by the International Institute of Minnesota, and as outlined in the Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grant application submitted on May 1, 2019 (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, the City has legal authority to apply for financial assistance on behalf of International Institute of Minnesota for the Project, and has the institutional, managerial, and financial capability to ensure adequate grant administration; and
WHEREAS, the sources and amounts of the local match identified in the above-referenced grant application are committed to the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City has not violated any Federal, State or local laws pertaining to fraud, bribery, graft, kickbacks, collusion, conflict of interest or other unlawful or corrupt practice; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Employment and Economic Development preliminarily awarded a Contamination Cleanup and Investigation grant of $262,493.00 for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, upon the City’s acceptance of the above-referenced grant funds and pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, certifies that $262,493.00 in funds are available for appropriation in excess of those estimated in the 2019 budget and recommends the 2019 budget be amended consistent with the attached Financial Analysis;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that City Council of Saint Paul authorizes the City, through its Department of Planning and Economic Development, to apply for funding from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for the above-referenced Project; and
BE IT RESOLVED, that upon award of the Department of Employment and Economic Development grant for this Project, the City will be the grantee and agrees to act as the legal sponsor to administer and be responsible for grant funds expended for the Project, as articulated in above-referenced grant application submitted on May 1, 2019; and
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saint Paul accepts the above-referenced grant funds and approves the budget amendments identified in the attached Financial Analysis to the 2019 budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor, Director of the Office of Financial Services, Director of Human Rights and Equal Opportunity, and Director of Planning and Economic Development of the City of Saint Paul are hereby authorized to execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the purposes of this resolution.