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RESOLUTION
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1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County issued an RFP on
2 September 11, 2009 seeking to enter into a Public Private Partnership
3 with a proposer representing one or more qualified network service
4 providers or other qualified proposers to assist in our efforts to
5 obtain funding from the National Telecommunications and Information
6(NTIA), or other funding sources, for the construction of a next-
7 generation, fiber optic, broadband infrastructure and to provide a
8 turnkey implementation of this Community Fiber Network (CFN) and
9 associated Community Benefits Agreement for City of Saint Paul, Ramsey
10 County and other Public Partners to be collectively known as the Ramsey
11 Broadband Coalition, and:
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13 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, adopted a resolution on March 10,
14 2010, authorizing the City to submit, in partnership with Ramsey
15 County, a grant application for the NTIA's Sroadband Technology
16 Opportunities Program grant (BTOP), and:
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18 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County received gratis
19 staffing assistance from the Knight Foundation in the development of
20 the RFP, the selection of the private partner and the development and
21 submittal of the BTOP grant application, and;
22
23 WHEREAS, as part of the Knight Foundation's assistance, the Knight
24 Foundation selected the Grants Office, LLC to assist in the
25 development, coordination and submittal of tihe BTOP grant application,
26 and
27
28 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Pau1 has received an invoice from the Grants
29 Office, LLC in the amount of $14,900 for its services related to the
30 grant application which will be paid for from the Office of Technology
31 and Communications funds, and:
32
33 WHEREAS, the Knight Foundation will reimburse the City for its payment
34 to the Grants Office, LLC in the amount of $14,900 for said services,
35 with the net affect being zero, and
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37 WHEREAS, a 2010 financing and spending plan needs to be established for
38 these funds; and
39
40 WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends that the following addition be made to
41 the 2010 budget:
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Current Amended
Budget Changes Budget
FINANCING PLAN
Office of Technology and Communications—Director's Office
Fund Activity Object Description
001 01001 6905 Contributions and Donations--Outside
TotalChangesto Financing
SPENDING PLAN
001 01001 0299 Other Misc Services
0 14,90 14,9
0 14,900 14,900
0 14,900 14 , 9 00
4 2 Total Changes to Spending 0 14,900 14,900
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45 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council accepts this
46 generous donation from the Knight Foundation and extends its sincere
47 thanks to the Knight Foundation, and be it;
48
49 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the donation from the Knight Foundation directly
50 reimburse the Office of Technology and Communications for payment of
51 the Grants Office, LLC invoice.
52
53 Adopted by the City Council of the City of Saint Pau1 on ,
54 2010
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Action Requested:
Authorizing the Office of Technology and Communicarions to accept a gift from the Knight Founda6on for reimbursement of
expenses incuned as part of the Broadband Technology Opportunifies Program Mazch 26, 2010 grant application.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contrects Must Answer the Following Questions:
Planning Commission 1. Has fhis person/firm ever worked under a contract for this departmenY?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commission 2. Has fhis personffirm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does this person/frm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
current city employee�
Yes No
Expiain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet.
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why): `�
The Office of Technology and Communications (OTC) submitted a Broadband Technology Opporiwiiries Program grant application
on Mazch 26, 2010. As part of the grant application, the Knight Foundation, which is providing gratis consulfing staff support locally,
re[ained Grants Office, LLC, to assit with the producrion of ihe grant application and submittal of it. The Gran[s Office, LLC has
invoiced OTC in the amount of $14,900 for their services. The Knight Foundation will reimburse the City/OTC for these expenses,
and therefore OTC is requesting that the City Council offically approve the Knigh[ Foundafions reimbursement as a gi8 to the Ciry.
Advantages If Approved:
Will make whole OTC's budget.
Disadvantages If Approved:
None
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
Will create a$14,900 deficit in OTCs budget.
ToWI Amount of
� Transaction: $14,900.00 CosURevenue Budgeted: Y
i Funding Source: 01- 01001 Activiry Number. 6905
Financiailydormation:
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