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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR $3,500,000 FOR THE CITY OF DULUTH COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION PROJECT AND TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS UP TO $875,000.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, the City of Duluth, Minnesota is an eligible applicant for Economic Development Administration (EDA) funding per Section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act (42. U.S.C. ? 3122) and 13. C.F.R. ? 300.3; and
WHEREAS, the City of Duluth is eligible to receive funding under the CARES Act to recover the economic harm the coronavirus pandemic has caused the city, including dramatically impacting the second largest sector, leisure & hospitality, along with significant job losses to other key industries such as manufacturing, aviation, and healthcare; and
WHEREAS, the City of Duluth is eligible to receive funding under the FY19 EDA Disaster Supplemental to recover from the harm from Federal Disaster 4414 (2018). Federal Disaster 4414 occurred on the heels of two state disaster declarations (2017 & 2018) associated with super storms that battered the Lakewalk and St. Louis River shorelines and port seawalls and buildings; and
WHEREAS, three successive weather related disasters crippled Duluth's coastal waterfront reliant industries and the corona virus pandemic delivered tremendous consecutive economic harm to those same industries among others; and
WHEREAS, the City of Duluth desires to rehabilitate the coastal infrastructure to recover from both economic shocks and diversify and make the economy more resilient.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
1. The Duluth City Council authorizes the City to apply for and accept the funding from the US Economic Development Administration under both or either the CARES Act Notice of Funding Opportunity and/or the FY19 EDA Disaster Supplemental to support the Coastal Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project.
2. The City Council names Emily Larson, Mayor as...
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