13-094 - 10-15 - authorize submittal of application - metropolitan council tax base revitalization accoutn - the xenia project Resolution 13-94 October 15, 2013
Member Schmidgall introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TAX BASE REVITALIZATION ACCOUNT—
THE XENIA PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City has identified a contamination cleanup project within the City
that meet the Tax Base Revitalization Account's purposes and criteria and are consistent
with and promote the purposes of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and the
policies of the Metropolitan Council's adopted metropolitan development guide; and
WHEREAS, the City of Golden Valley is a participant in the Livable Communities
Act's Housing Incentives Program for 2013 as determined by the Metropolitan Council and
is therefore, eligible to make application for funds under the Tax Base Revitalization
Account; and
WHEREAS, the City finds that the required contamination cleanup will not occur
through private or other public investment within the reasonable foreseeable future without
Tax Base Revitalization Account grant funding; and
WHEREAS, the City represents that it has undertaken reasonable and good faith
efforts to procure funding or the activities for which Livable Communities Act Tax Base
Revitalization Account funding is sought but was not able to find or secure from other
sources funding that is necessary for cleanup completion; and
WHEREAS, the City has the institutional, managerial and financial capability to
ensure adequate project and grant administration; and
WHEREAS, the City certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and
regulations as stated in the contract grant agreements; and
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Golden Valley hereby
approves the contamination cleanup grant application submitted to the Metropolitan
Council, the Department of Employment and Economic Development and Hennepin County
on November 1, 2013 for the Xenia Project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Golden Valley agrees to act as legal
sponsor for the project contained in the cleanup grant applications submitted to the
Department of Employment and Economic Development, Hennepin County Environmental
Response Fund, and the Metropolitan Council on November 1, 2013 and that the
Community Development Director is hereby authorized to apply to these agencies for the
funding of the Xenia project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sources and amounts of the local match
identified in the applications are committed to the projects identified; and
Resolution 13-94 - Continued October 15, 2013
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City certifies that it 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 that it will comply with all applicable
laws and regulations as stated in the contract agreements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the City is awarded a grant by the Department
of Employment and Economic Development, Hennepin County and/or the Metropolitan
Council, the City of Golden Valley will be the grantee and legal sponsor and its Community
Development Department will act as recipient and administrator of and be responsible for
the grant funds expended for the project contained in the Contamination Cleanup grant, the
Hennepin County Environmental Response Fund grant, and the Tax Base Revitalization
Account grants submitted on November 1, 2013;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk of
the City of Golden Valley are hereby authorized to execute such agreements as are
necessary to implement the projects on behalf of the applicant.
hep d M. Harris, M y r
ATTEST:
Susan M. Virnig, City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member Scanlon
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Clausen, Harris,
Scanlon and Schmidgall; and the following was absent: Pentel, and the following voted
against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and
adopted, signed by the Mayor and his signature attested by the City Clerk.