HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-020 Resolution Granting Contract Authority and Pledging Funding for Freight Rail Car Storage FacilityCITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 26-020
RESOLUTION GRANTING CONTRACT AUTHORITY AND PLEDGING FUNDING
FOR FREIGHT RAIL CAR STORAGE FACILITY
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville has been selected to receive $7,000,000 in State grant funding
for the construction of the Freight Rail Car Storage Facility and must receive City Council approval
to enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota and proceed with the project.
BE IT RESOLVED, that under the provisions contained in Minnesota Statute 222.50 and the 2023
Legislative Session — State General Funds, the State of Minnesota has the authority to allocate
$7,000,000 to the City of Lakeville for a grant awarded to complete the proposed project described as
the Freight Rail Car Storage Facility, City Project 22-16; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Lakeville has the legal authority to enter into said
agreement with the State of Minnesota; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Lakeville has the legal authority to apply for
financial assistance, and has the institutional, administrative, and managerial capability to ensure
adequate acquisition, construction, maintenance, and protection of the proposed project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Lakeville hereby pledges to complete the project
or phase if it exceeds the total funding provided by the $7,000,000 in State grant funding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Lakeville has not incurred any reimbursable
expenses prior to the effective date of the agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Lakeville has not violated any Federal, State, or
local laws pertaining to fraud, bribery, graft, kickbacks, collusion, conflict of interest or other unlawful
or corrupt practices.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Administrator is hereby authorized to
execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project and any amendments on behalf of
the grantee.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 2" d day of March 2026.
�ITY OF LAKE E
I-4Ve M. Helher, Mayor
ATTEST:
Tayl ' Snider, eputy City Clerk