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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2003-19RESOLUTION 2003 - 19 RESOLUTION OF THF~ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDING INVESTIGATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES WltW~REAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights (the "City) has undertaken a plan to determine the highest and best use of existing industrial area properties; and WltEREAS, the City has found that there exists conditions of deterioration, blight, substandard structures, and environmental concerns, and there exists a need (due to blighting influences) for intervention by the City to prevent further deterioration and promote redevelopment of the industrial area; and wmr~REAS, the City has recently identified and completed Phase I assessments of all industrial properties in the industrial planning area in which various potential contaminants were identified; and NOW, TltEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Columbia Heights acts as the legal sponsor for the Contamination Cleanup Grant Program to be submitted on May 1, 2003, and that Walt R Fehst, Executive Director, is hereby authorized to apply to DTED for funding on behalf of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota; and BE IT FURTl~ER RESOLVED that the City of Columbia Heights has the legal authority to apply for financial assistance, and the institutional, managerial, and financial capability to ensure adequate project administration; and BE IT FURTI:IER 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 the City of Columbia Heights has not violated any Federal, State, or local laws pertaining to fraud, bribery, gl'aR, kickbacks, collusion, conflict of interest or unlawful or corrupt practice; and BE IT FURTI~R RESOLVED that upon approval of its application by the state, the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above-referenced project(s), and that Columbia Heights certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in all contract agreements; and BE IT FURTheR RESOLVED that Walter R. Fehst is hereby authorized to execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project(s) on behalf of the applicant; and NOW, TI:lle~REFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota has approved the Contamination Cleanup grant application submitted to the Depaxhnent of Trade and Economic Development (DTED) for environmental investigation of Industrial Planning Areas identified. Passed this 28* day of April 2003 Offered by: Second by: Roll Call: Ericson Williams Ayes: Wyckoff, Williams, Nawrocki, Ericson, Kelzenberg Attest: · Patricia Muscovitz, CMC Deputy City Clerk/Council Secretary