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CrreenSheet# 3028009
RESOLUTION
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Committee: Date
APPROVAL OF .iOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR
ACOUISITION OF POST OFFICE BUILDING
2 WHEREAS, it has been proposed that the St. Paul Port Authority ("Port") on behaif of the
3 Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority ("RCRRA") and the City of Saint Paul ("City")
4 negofiate the acquisition of the Post Office building located on Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, Mn (the
5 "ProjecY'); and
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7 WHEREAS, the Project is a capital improvement project; and
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'4VIIEREAS, there has been submitted to the City Councal for its consideration and approval a
Joint Powers Agreement with RCRRA, Port and the City and the Saint Paul City Council
believes it to be in the best interests of the City to enter into the Joint Powers Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City has sufficient budgeted funds on hand to fund its obligation under the Joint
Powers Agreement to pay 50% of the cost of services in an amount up to $207,500, of which
$103,750 will come from PED and Fund 149, and the other $103,750 will come from Public
Works and the Engineering Fund, through two administrative orders; and
WFIEREAS, if the City should receive reimbursement from any federal, state or local political
subdivision for any portion its costs of services under the Joint Powers Agreement, those
reimbursements shall be shared equally by PED and Public Works.
NOW THEREFORE BE TT:
RESOLVED, the City Council hereby approves the Joint Powers Agreement substanUally in the
form submitted and authorizes and directs the appropriate city officials to execute the same on
behalf of the City and further authorizes the Director of PED to negotiate changes to the Joint
Powers Agreement that do not substantially change the City's obligations thereunder.
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� Action RequesMd:
� City Council Resolurion approving execution of a Joint Powers Agreement to retain the Port Authority to negoriate acquisirion of the
� downtown Post Office. The City's portion of the cost is $207,500 of the $415,000 contrac[. The Kamsey County Regional Rail
I Authority is paying the other t�alf of the contract to the Pod.
iaatwns: Hppro�e (n) or ne�ect (rc):
Planning Commission
CIB Committee
CiHI Service Commission
rersonai service contracts must answertne ronowing Uuestrons:
1. Has this persoNfirtn e�er worked under a contrdct for this department?
Yes No
2. Has this pe�soNfirtn e�er 6een a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does this persorJfirtn possess a skill not nortnally possessed by any
current city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, lssues, Opportunity (Who, Wha; When, Where, Why):
The Post Office is p]anning to vacate their wnent locarion and move to Egan. There is an opporiunity for City and Counry to conhol
property for transportadon and other redevelopment uses.
Advantages IfApproved:
Conhol of key downtown properiy neaz Saint Paul riveifront.
Disadvantapes IfApproved:
None known at this point.
Disadvantages {f Not Approved:
Lost opportunity of key redevelopment site.
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Transaction: �207,500 CosURevenue Budgeted: Y
Fundine Source: F149 and PW Activitv Number. Z05-12180 , 149-76901
Pinancial Information: Engineering Fund
(Expiain) Two seperate Administrarive Orders are being processed by PED and PW each for $103,750 totaling $207,500.
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