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City of Independence
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BILL NO. 23-769Res.No:          6948

Agenda Title:

23-769 A resolution authorizing acceptance of a grant in the amount of $5,000,000 from the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) for reimbursement of certain project development costs associated with the Eastgate Commerce Center project; authorizing future change orders, extensions, amendments, or addendums for additional funding for the same project.
Recommendations:

Staff recommends approval. 
Executive Summary:

In partnership with NorthPoint Development, the City submitted an application for the Missouri ARPA Industrial Site Development Grant Program in the amount of $34,306,800 and was approved for $5,000,000. Proceeds from the grant will be used in accordance with the budget shown in Exhibit 3. As part of this award, NorthPoint Development will transfer $1.5M to the City which will be applied toward infrastructure improvements specified in the Development Agreement approved by the City Council on May 22, 2022.  


Fiscal Impact:

The Fiscal impact to the City is $5,000,000.  The Revenue will be deposited in the Capital Storm Fund 058 account 058-3219 and Expenditures appropriated from the Capital Storm Fund 058 account 7058-5406.

Department:          City Manager's OfficeContact Person:          Adam Norris


REVIEWERS:
DepartmentAction
City Managers OfficeApproved
City Clerk DepartmentApproved
Finance DepartmentApproved
City Managers OfficeApproved
City Clerk DepartmentApproved

Council Action:          Council Action:         

ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionType
DED Industrial Site Development ResolutionResolution
Grant Agreement-DEDContract
Exhibit 1-Program GuidelinesExhibit
Exhbit 2-Treasury AgreementExhibit
Exhibit 3-BudgetExhibit