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Agmt A2613332 with The Minneapolis Foundation to receive matching funds for the Anti-displacement Community Prosperity Program, 12/01/25-03/31/31
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Agreement A2613332 with The Minneapolis Foundation to receive matching funds for the Anti-displacement Community Prosperity Program (ACPP), from December 1, 2025 through March 31, 2031, with a total amount received based upon ACPP expenditures approved by the ACPP Board and execution of Work Orders by Hennepin County and The Minneapolis Foundation, be approved; that and following review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign Agreement A2613332 below on behalf of the County; and that the Controller be authorized to receive funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Administrator is delegated the authority to approve Work Orders under A2613332 receiving disbursements from The Minneapolis Foundation.
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Background:
The Blue Line Extension ("BLE") Light Rail Transit Project ("Project") is proposed to run 13.4 miles northwest from downtown Minneapolis, connecting Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Robbinsdale, and north Minneapolis.
Resolutions 20-0388R1 and 21- 0080
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. Many communities in the BLE corridor have suffered historical disinvestment and continue to experience racial and economic disparities stemming from systemic racism, segregation, redlining, and other unjust housing and land-use policies and practices. Major public infrastructure investments have too often been delivered at the expense of communities of color. Communities...
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