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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE DULUTH LIBRARY FOUNDATION TO ACCEPT A CONTRIBUTION UP TO $150,000 TO HELP PAY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY-INFORMED PRE-DESIGN FOR CONVERSION OF THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY TO A MULTI-PUPROSE, REGIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to enter into a funding agreement, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 1, with the Duluth Library Foundation to accept a contribution up to $150,000 to help pay for development of a community-informed pre-design for conversion of the Downtown Library to a multi-purpose, regional community service center; funds to be deposited into Fund No. 450-030-4660 CP450-24BOND-MNLBRY (capital improvements, finance, gifts and donations, capital projects - other fund contributions, MN state bonds 2024, library bonding project
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes a funding agreement with the Duluth Library Foundation to accept a contribution up to $150,000 to help pay for development of a community-informed pre-design for conversion of the Downtown Library to a multi-purpose, regional community service center that would house: (i) CareerForce, the regionally focused, interagency-operated, workforce development center currently housed in leased space at the corner of West 1st Street and Fourth Avenue West; (ii) a new Downtown Library; and (iii) complementary nonprofit-provided community services such as mental health crisis outreach, tax assistance, and affordable health insurance access.
The Foundation's contribution will help to pay for 50% of the anticipated $300,000 cost of a community-based pre-design process that will include intensive community engagement, technical facility assessments, schematic designs, and project cost estimates. The Foundation shall deliver a $150,000 contribution no later than June 1, 2023. If final costs prove to be less than $300,000...
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