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RESOLUTION 2005-61
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTAMINATION CLEANUP
GRANT PROGRAM AND COMMITMENT OF LOCAL MATCH
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights (the "City) has given their
support to a master plan for redevelopment of industrial area properties; and
WHEREAS, the City has found that there exists conditions of deterioration, blight, substandard
stmctures, 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
WHEREAS, the City has recently identified and completed Phase I and Phase II assessments of
all industrial properties in the industrial planning area in which various potential contaminants were
identified, with the City submitting a Response Action Plan (RAP) to the MPCA for cleanup; and
WHEREAS, the total legislative appropriation for this grant program for fiscal years 2006-07 is
$4,362,000, and the DEED grant requires applicants to pay an amount equal to 12 % of the cleanup
costs from unrestricted money available to the City. With the local match to be an internal loan from
the Capital Improvement Redevelopment Fund 420 and to be repaid at a five-percent interest rate; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Columbia Heights has approved the
Contamination Cleanup grant application submitted to the Department of Employment and Economic
Development (DEED) on October 25, 2005, by the City of Columbia Heights for Phase III of the
Industrial Park; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Columbia Heights acts as the legal sponsor for
the Contamillation Cleanup Grant Program to be submitted on October 25,2005, and that Walt R Fehst,
Executive Director, is hereby authorized to apply to DEED for funcling on behalf of the City of
Columbia Heights, Minnesota; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Columbia Heights has the legal authority to
apply for fmancial assistance, and the institutional, managerial, and fmancial 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 the City of Columbia Heights has not violated any
Federal, State, or local laws pertaining to fraud, bribery, graft, kickbacks, collusion, conflict of interest
or unlawful or corrupt practice; and
BE IT FURTHER 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, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights,
Mnmesota has approved the Contamination Cleanup Grant Application submitted to the Department of
Employment and Economic Development (DEED). I certify that the above resolution was adopted by
the City Council.
Passed this 24th day of October 2005.
Offered By: Williams
Seconded By: Nawrocki
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Nawrocki, Ericson Diehm, Kelzenberg
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Attest:
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Patricia Muscovitz, CMC t
Deputy City Clerk/Council Secretary