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GreenSheet# 3028983
RESOLUTION
CITY OF
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1 RESOLUTION WAIVING THE
2 RESIDENCY REQiJII2EMENT OF LIVING WAGE POLICY
3 FOR THE MIIVNETRONI�Y, INC. PRO7ECT
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5 WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
6 (the "Authority") has the power to engage in development or redevelopment activities under
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Minnesota law and the Authority is authorized to engage in activities relating to (a) housing projects
and development, (b) removal and prevention of the spread of conditions of blight or deterioration,
(c) bringing substandard buildings and improvements into compliance with public standards, (d)
disposition of land for private redevelopment, and (e) improving the tax base and the financial
stability of the community, and to engage in the aforementioned activities when these needs cannot
be met through reliance solely upon private initiative and which can also be undertaken in targeted
neighborhoods;
WHEREAS, tbe Authority by Resolution No. 96-12/ll-_, and the City of Saint Paul City
Council by Resolution No. 96-1512 approved and adopted the policy recommendations of the joint
Saint Paul-Minneapolis living wage policy task force ("Living Wage Resolution");
WHEREAS, section 4 of the Living Wage Resolution requires that 60% of jobs newly
created must be held by City residents;
WHEREAS, the Authority has approved a loan to Minnetronix, Inc.;
WHEREAS, Minnetronix, Inc. has requested a waiver of section 4 of the Living Wage
Resolution because Minnetronix is engaged in the high-technology field of designing and
manufacturing electronic and software-based medical devices and the large majority of its workers
aze highly-skilled in the area of electronics, software, and quality assurance and Minnetronix, Inc.
employs people with technical degrees, many with advanced degrees and a variety of backgrounds
in medical devices and high-technology including electrical engineering and software engineering,
and Minnetronix must recruit and maintain employees from throughout the entire metro and
throughout the country;
33 WHEREAS, in her role as Executive Director of the Authority, and the Director of the
34 Department of Planning and Economic Development (PED) Susan Kimberly brought the issue of
35 applying this residency provision to the Minnetronix, Ina transaction and asked far approval of
36 PED's "best efforts" compliance requirements for the enforcement of this requirement; and
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38 WHEREAS, the Authority's Board of Commissioners made it cleaz that their preference for
39 handling the Minnetronix transaction was to grant a waiver of this provision for the Minnetronix
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WF3EREAS, � ven this direction by the Board of Commissioners the PED Director agreed
to approve this waiver and bring this resolution to the City Council.
NOW THEREFORE, TT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
C1TY OF SAINT PAUL AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council hereby waives the residency requirement of the Living Wage
Resolution for the Minnetronix, Inc. transaction.
2. The staff of the Authority is directed to proceed with all action necessary to
implement this resolution.
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PE — Planning & Economic Development
� Contad Person & Phone:
, Cindy Cadson Heins
266-6608
' Must Be on Council qqenda by (Date):
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1 plannin¢ & Economic Develoo � Deoartmeot Director �
2 Ciri Attornev Pete McCall
3 avoYs OfLce � MavodAss'staut
4 �Couvcil Jav Benaoa �
5 ,CiN ('lerk Ciri Clerk
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Action Requested:
To place on Cily Council Agenda - Resolufion waiving Residencey Requirement of Living Wage Policy for the Minne4onix Inc.
Project.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R):
Planning Commission
CIB Committee �
Ci4il Service Commission
1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
Yes No
2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Dces this personlfirm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
curcent city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Minnetronix requested waiver as employees of lugh tech field aze pulled from throughout the metro area.
Advantaqes If Approved:
Minnetronix will receive loan.
RECEIVED
Disadvantapes If Approved:
Waived residency requirement.
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
Minnetronix cannot meet Living Wage Residency requirement.
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