HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-062 CCRMember Graves introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION N0.2021-62
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR THE TAX BASE
REVITALIZATION ACCOUNT
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota is a pal-ticipant in the
Livable Communities Act's Local Housing Incentives Account Program for 2021 as determined
by the Metropolitan Council, and is therefore eligible to make application apply for funds under
the Tax Base Revitalization Accolant; and
WHEREAS the City has identified a contamination cleanup project within the
City that meets 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 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
WHEREAS the City finds that the required contamination cleanup will not occur
through private or other public investment within the reasonably foreseeable future without Tax
Base Revitalization Account grant funding; and
WHEREAS the City represents that it has undeitalcen reasonable and good faith
efforts to procure funding for the activities for which Livable Communities Act Tax Base
Revitalization Account fiulding is sought but was not able to find or secure from other sources
Funding that is necessary for cleanup completion and states that this representation is based on
the following reasons and supporting facts:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, the City Council of Brooklyn Center,
Minnesota authorizes staff to submit an application for Metropolitan CoLmcil Tax Base
Revitalization Account grant fiends and, if the City is awarded a Tax Base Revitalization
Account grant for this project, the City will be the grantee and agrees to act as legal sponsor to
administer and be responsible for grant funds expended for the project contained in the Tax Base
Revitalization grant application submitted on May 3, 2021.
RESOLUTION NO, 2021-62
Aur1126, 2021
Date
City Clerk
Mayor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member
Butler
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Butler, Elliott, Graves, Ryan
and the following voted against the same: None
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.