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Authorizing application and acceptance of a grant from the State to renovate the historic Victoria Theater; amending the 2022 City budget in the amount of $1,000,000 upon acceptance of said grant; providing for the use of Project Labor Agreements in accordance with policy; and approving and authorizing execution of a State Grant Agreement and other necessary documents in connection therewith. (District 7, Ward 1)
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature approved a GO Bond Grant of $1,000,000 (“Grant”) to the City of Saint Paul (“City”) to predesign, design, construct, furnish and equip the renovation of the historic Victoria Theater, to serve as a regional multicultural community and event center (“Project”), in Minnesota Laws 2020, 5th Special Session, Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 21, Subdivision 42; and
WHEREAS, the non-profit entity, Victoria Theater Arts Center (“VTAC”), 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 VTAC 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...
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