2024-041 Resolution Conditionally Approving Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2024-041
RESOLUTION CONDITIONALLY APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
REGARDING THE CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANT
WHEREAS, the City of Minneapolis has recently proposed that the City of Hopkins (the
"City") enter into a Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Climate Pollution
Reduction Grant (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, other prospective parties to the Agreement include the Cities of
Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins,
Inver Grove Heights, Richfield, Roseville, Saint Louis Park, as well as the Midway
Chamber of Commerce, the African Economic Development Solutions, the Lake Street
Council, and Energy Smart (the "Prospective Parties"); and
WHEREAS, under the Agreement, the City of Minneapolis would apply to the United
States Environmental Protection Agency for a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (the
"Grant") for funding similar to its current Green Cost Share Program; and
WHEREAS, under the Agreement, the Prospective Parties would form a coalition of
local governments and nonprofits from the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area to distribute
the Grant funding to eligible businesses, property owners, nonprofits and government
organizations for commercial energy efficiency improvements and projects (the
"Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement and the Project are detailed more extensively in a Project
Narrative provided to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement and the Project Narrative has been reviewed by the City
Attorney, who has provided comments to City staff about finalizing and executing the
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Minneapolis has provided a deadline for the execution of the Agreement of
July 1 , 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City has cancelled its second meeting during June 2024 and does not
meet again until Tuesday, June 9, 2024, which is after the deadline for the Grant; and
WHEREAS, given the impending deadline, the City Attorney and City staff recommend
that the City Council provide conditional approval of the Agreement as stated below;
and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hopkins
hereby approves the Agreement subject to the following conditions:
1. That the above recitals are incorporated into this Resolution as findings as if fully
set forth herein.
2. City staff and consultants are hereby authorized and directed to take any other
actions deemed reasonable and necessary to carry out the intent of this
Resolution.
3. The Mayor and the City Manager are hereby authorized and directed to execute
and deliver the Agreement. All of the provisions of the Agreement, when
executed and delivered as authorized herein, shall be deemed to be a part of this
resolution as fully and to the same extent as if incorporated verbatim herein and
shall be in full force and effect from the date of execution and delivery thereof.
The Agreement shall be substantially in the forms on file with the City, which are
hereby approved, with such omissions and insertions as do not materially change
the substance thereof, or as the Mayor and the City Manager, in their discretion,
shall determine, and the execution thereof by the Mayor and the City Manager
shall be conclusive evidence of such determination.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 11th day of June, 2024.
By:
Patric""'`.n on, Mayor
AT E•T:
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Amy Domeier, City lerk