07-24 Resolution No. 11525 RESOLUTION NO. 11525
RESOLUTION AFFIRMING AND RATIFYING CITY'S STAFF SUBMITTAL OF
AN APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZING CONTRACT SIGNATURE TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT
OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DEED) FOR REDEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDS
FOR THE CEDAR POINT HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AREA
WHEREAS, the City had identified certain property for redevelopment within the Cedar Point Housing
Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, NHH Companies, LLC has proposed a redevelopment project within the Cedar Point
Housing Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the City approves participation in this program as a multi-jurisdictional project; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the need to, and benefit of, recycling the land for a more productive
use as part of this proposed development; and
NOW, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Richfield act as the legal sponsor for the project contained in
the Redevelopment Grant Program submitted on August 1, 2018 and that the City Manager is hereby
authorized to apply to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for funding of this project
on behalf of the City of Richfield; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Richfield has the legal authority to apply for financial
assistance, and the institutional, managerial, and financial capability to ensure adequate project
administration; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the sources and amounts of the local match identified in the
application are committed to the project identified; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if the project identified in the application fails to substantially
provide the public benefits listed in the application within five years from the date of the grant award, the City
of Richfield may be required to repay 100 percent of the awarded grant per Minn. Stat. 116J.575 Subd. 4; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Richfield 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
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its application by the State, the City of Richfield
may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above-referenced project, and that the City of
Richfield certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulation as stated in all contract
agreements; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the City Manager is hereby authorized to
execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project on behalf of the applicant.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 24th day of Jul 2018.
Pat Elliott, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Elizabeth VanHoo , Clerk