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<br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />ST ATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br />RESOLUTION making findings of fact and approval of an application for Contamination <br />Grant Cleanup funds for a portion of the Northwest Quadrant. <br /> <br />WHEREAS the City of New Brighton (hereinafter, "the City") has committed to the <br />redevelopment of the Northwest Quadrant area through property acquisitions, developer <br />designation, and technical and financial planning, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS the City has incurred and expects to continue to incur costs for environmental <br />assessment and remediation, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS the State of Minnesota offers a grant program to assist local units of government in <br />the paying for such costs, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED that the City hereby approves the Contamination Cleanup grant application to <br />be submitted to the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on <br />November 1,2006 (hereinafter, "the application"), by the City, for the "Northwest Quadrant- <br />West of Old Highway 8" site. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City agrees to act at the legal sponsor for the project <br />contained in the application to be submitted on November 1,2006 and that the City Manager is <br />hereby authorized to apply to DEED for funding of this project on behalf of the City. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City has the legal authority to apply for financial <br />assistance, and the institutional, managerial, and financial capability to ensure adequate project <br />administration. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sources and amounts of the local match identified in the <br />application are committed to the project identified. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City has not violated any Federal, State or local laws <br />pertaining to fraud, bribery, graft, kickbacks, collusion, conflict of interest or other unlawful or <br />corrupt practice. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon approval of its application by the state, the City may <br />enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above-referenced project, and the City <br />certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulation as stated in all contract <br />agreements. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Acting City Manager are hereby authorized to <br />execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project on behalf of the applicant. <br />