Res 2020- 48 Approve Dakota Co Comm Dvlp Agency to Admin Business Relief Grant ProgramCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2020-48
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO ADMINISTER A SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT
PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights has received funding from the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; and
WHEREAS, the CARES Act is intended to provide economic assistance and relief to
individuals, governments, and organizations, including small businesses, who have suffered
economically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, assistance to small businesses is vital to preserving the economic vitality of
the City; and
WHEREAS, to that end, the City of Mendota Heights is willing to commit ten per cent of
its CARES allocation to assist small businesses in the community; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Community Development Agency is administering a
program to assist small businesses on behalf of Dakota County, and has indicated its willingness
to allowing the City of Mendota Heights to participate in, and supplement the available funding
for this program to assist businesses located in Mendota Heights.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mendota Heights City Council that the
Dakota County Community Development Agency is hereby requested and authorized to enter into
an arrangement with the City of Mendota Heights to administer on its behalf a Small Business
Relief Grant Program, utilizing the criteria which has been established for other entities which are
utilizing the CDA Small Business Relief Grant Program.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 41h day of August, 2020
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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Neil Garlock, Mayor
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Lorri Smith, City Clerk