24-023 Authorizing Pursuit of the League of Minnesota Grant Navigator for the Shorewood Lane Ravine Project, City Project 17-15CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 24-023
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PURSUIT OF THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA GRANT NAVIGATOR
FOR THE SHOREWOOD LANE RAVINE PROJECT; CITY PROJECT 17-15
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.
WHEREAS, the Program is limited to providing services to help obtain grant funding for one
project per city.
WHEREAS, the Program is limited to providing support in obtaining grant funding, and LMC
does not provide funds to implement projects.
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood ("City") wishes to apply to the Program to for support in
finding grant funding for Shorewood Lane Ravine -City Project 17-15 ("Project").
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 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD,
MINNESOTA AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City names Andrew Budde with Bolton & Menk 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.
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 City Council of Shorewood, Minnesota this 25th day of March 2024.
v
Je fifer L badie, Mayor
Sandie Thone, City Clerk