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Neg Amt A2412619 with Metropolitan Council for Anti-Displacement Community Prosperity Program, 12/01/24-12/31/30, est recv $10 million; 2025 supp appr for Disparity Reduction Administration department
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate Agreement A2412619 with the Metropolitan Council for the Blue Line Extension Anti-Displacement Community Prosperity Program with a receivable grant amount of $10,000,000; that following review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county; and that the controller be authorized to receive and disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Disparity Reduction Administration department 2025 revenue and expenditure budget be increased by $10,000,000 for grant revenues and expenditures related to the Blue Line Extension Anti-Displacement Community Prosperity Program.
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Background:
The Blue Line Extension Light Rail Transit Project (the "Project") is a 13-mile project to provide transit service to the cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal and Brooklyn Park. Through Resolutions 20-0388R1 and 21-0080 this Board authorized contracts for community engagement work associated with the Project. In this engagement work, community members expressed concern that the increased demand for real estate likely to result from the Project would result in displacement of current residents, businesses, and cultural amenities.
To address these concerns, Hennepin County contracted with the University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) to work with community to develop anti-displacement policy and strategy recommendations through a community based Anti-Displacement Work Group (ADWG). (Resolution 21-0355.) CURA prepared the Blue Line Extension Anti-Displacement Recommendations in April 2023 that outlined potential policies to achieve the re...
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