HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-024 (Application for Grant Navigation Support for the City)City of Stillwater
Washington County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION 2024-024
AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR GRANT NAVIGATION
SUPPORT FOR THE CITY
WHEREAS, the League of Minnesota Cities ("LMC") has created a pilot Grants
Navigation Program ("Program") in which LMC will provide grants up to $5,000 per city to use
with industry partners to ease the process of identifying matching funds to city projects and
aid in the grant application projects; and
WHEREAS, the Program is limited to providing services to help obtain grant funding
for one project per city; and
WHEREAS, the Program is limited to providing support in obtaining grant funding, and
LMC does not provide funds to implement projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater ("City") wishes to apply to the Program to for support
in finding grant funding for Well #6 PFAS Mitigation Study ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the if approved, any funds received through the
Program must be used in a manner consistent with the conditions above as well as all other
conditions or limitations of the Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Stillwater,
Minnesota as follows:
1. The City names Shawn Sanders as its fiscal agent ("Fiscal Agent") for the
purposes of applying to the Program on behalf of the City.
2. The City authorizes the Fiscal Agent to act on its behalf when communicating
with LMC in all matters related to the Program application for the Project.
3. If the City is awarded a grant under the Program, it agrees to use the funds to
engage with industry partners who will aid in the grant matching and application
process consistent with the terms and conditions of the Program.
4. If a state, federal, foundation, or nonprofit grant match is not found, or is applied
to but not awarded, the City will seek feedback on why the project was not
eligible and report back to the LMC with these findings consistent with the terms
and conditions of the Program.
5. If a state, federal, foundation, or nonprofit grant is awarded, a project
assessment will be submitted to LMC within six months of the application's
approval and then periodically until after project completion consistent with the
terms and conditions of the Program.
Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 6th day of March, 2024.
CITY OF STILLWATER
Ted Kozlowski, Mayor
ATTEST:
Beth Wolf, City Cler