01-22 Resolution No. 11604
RESOLUTION NO. 11604
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 February 1,
2019 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
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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 22nd day of
January, 2019.
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Elizabeth VanHoose, City Clerk
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