Item Description:
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Amd 2 to Agmt PR00004952 for ERF grant funding with Minneapolis, ext end date to 05/08/27, no change to NTE
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate Amendment 2 to Environmental Response Fund Agreement PR00004952 with the City of Minneapolis extending the agreement term by one year to May 8, 2027; that following the review and approval of the County Attorney's Office, the County Administrator be authorized to sign the agreement of behalf of Hennepin County; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
The Environmental Response Fund (ERF) helps revitalize sites by providing funds to assess and clean up contamination. The grants reduce barriers to site improvement or redevelopment caused by the added costs of environmental cleanup and lessen the risk to human health and the environment posed by the contamination.
Minnesota Statutes, sections 383B.80 and 383B.81, authorize the county to collect a mortgage registry and deed tax for the purpose of establishing an ERF. The board established the ERF in 1997 (Resolution 97-06-410R1) and authorized the grant program in 2001 (Resolution 01-615).
The City of Minneapolis on behalf of Doran Companies, as the developer for Seven Points, was awarded $163,033 in ERF grant funding in fall 2022 for soil cleanup, vapor mitigation, and asbestos and lead-based paint abatement required to construct 267 market-rate housing units (Resolution 23-0038). Due to delays in the project timeline, a one-year extension was requested and provided in 2025 as Amendment 1 to the contract. The project timeline continued to experience delays; therefore, the City of Minneapolis has requested a second one-year extension of the ERF grant agreement period to finish the remaining tasks associated with the ERF grant award.
Current Request: This request seeks approval for the County Administrator to negotiate and sign a second ...
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