IV.4. Metropolitan Council TBRA-TOD Cleanup Grant Application – 325 Blake Road; Beekman (CR2017-131)November 6, 2017 Council Report 2017-131
Metropolitan Council TBRA-TOD Cleanup Grant Application – 325 Blake Road
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motions:
1. Motion to approve Resolution 2017-070 authorizing an application for the Tax
Base Revitalization Account for 325 Blake Road.
2. Motion to approve Resolution 2017-071 authorizing an application for the Tax
Base Revitalization Account for 325 Blake Road.
Overview
The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District owns the Cold Storage site at 325 Blake
Road. The primary tenant, Deli Express, will vacate the building at the end of this year.
The Watershed District would like to demolish the building as quickly as possible once it
is vacant for a number of reasons; foremost being to make way for the City and
County’s reconstruction of Blake Road in 2018, which will clip a corner of the existing
building. The estimated cost of demolition, site clearance, and soil remediation is $3.66
million. A number of funding sources will be needed in order to complete this work and a
number of grants are being pursued.
As part of the grant applications resolutions approving the use of grant funds and
authorizing Minnehaha Creek Watershed District to apply for these grants are required.
The Watershed District is requesting authorization to apply to two grant programs;
Hennepin County Environmental Response Fund (ERF) and Metropolitan Council’s Tax
Base Revitalization Account funds. If approved funds would be used for asbestos
abatement, demolition, and soil remediation at 325 Blake Road. All funds would be
provided to the City of Hopkins and Minnehaha Creek Watershed District would be the
sub recipient of the funds.
Supporting Information
Resolution 2017-070
Resolution 2017-071
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Meg Beekman
Community Development Coordinator
Council Report 17-131
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Financial Impact: $_________Budgeted: Y/N ___ Source: __________
Related Documents (CIP, ERP, etc.): _______________________________________
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Alternatives
The Council has the following alternatives:
Approve Resolutions 2017-070 and 2017-071, authorizing application
Deny Resolutions 2017-070 and 2017-071, and opt not to support the Watershed
District’s applications for grant funding
RESOLUTION NO.2017-070
CITY OF HOPKINS,MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR THE TAX BASE
REVITALIZATION ACCOUNT FOR 325 BLAKE ROAD
WHEREAS the City of Hopkins is a participant in the Livable Communities Act’s Local
Housing Incentives Program for 2017 as determined by the Metropolitan Council, and is
therefore eligible to make application to apply for funds under the Tax Base
Revitalization Account; and
WHEREAS the City has identified a contamination investigation 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 undertaken reasonable and good faith efforts
to procure funding for 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 completion of the investigation and states that this
representation is based on the following reasons and supporting facts:
Additional sources of funding have been sought and were either not received or
unable to fund the extent of the environmental cleanup costs.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, after appropriate examination and due
consideration, the governing body of the City finds that the City of Hopkins authorizes
the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District to submit an application for Metropolitan
Council Tax Base Revitalization Account grant funds 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
November 1, 2017.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 6th day of November, 2017.
By:
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Molly Cummings, Mayor
Attest:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-071
CITY OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE USE OF HENNEPIN COUNTY
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE FUND FOR 325 BLAKE ROAD
WHEREAS the City of Hopkins has partnered with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District to redevelop the Cold Storage site at 325 Blake Road; and
WHEREAS the City of Hopkins together with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
are seeking funds to assist with the asbestos abatement, demolition, and soil remediation
on the site; and
WHEREAS the applicant has requested the City’s support in their application for
Hennepin County Environmental Response Fund grant funding
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, after appropriate examination and due
consideration, the governing body of the City finds that the City of Hopkins approves the
use of Hennepin County Environmental Response Fund for 325 Blake Road, for which an
application is being submitted by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District to the
Minnesota Brownfields’ Brownfield Gap Financing program funded with an
Environmental Response Fund grant from Hennepin County Department of
Environmental Services.
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Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 6 day of November, 2017.
By:
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Molly Cummings, Mayor
Attest:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk