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• increase the number of livable wage jobs in/near areas of concentrated poverty and demonstrate sensitivity to linkages with local residents--8 points; • represent innovative partnerships among goverment, private for -profit and non-profit sectors--8 points; • make more efficient use of currently underutilized public service capacity (e.g., roads and highways, transit, wastewater, utilities, telecommunications infrastructure, etc.)--4 points; • not eligible for clean-up funding from other public sources, does not constitute a DEED match exceeding total clean-up costs, and satisfies an analysis that the project needs the proposed funding to proceed; • will not require extensive new (regional) infrastructure beyond that which is already planned (extensive subsequent infrastructure disqualifies an applicant); and • consistent with the redevelopment component of the municipality's comprehensive plan (in re: Minn. Stat. section 473.859, subd. 5). If applications for grants exceed the available funds for an application cycle, no more than one-half of the fiinds may be granted to projects in a single city, and no more than three-quarters of the funds may be granted to projects located in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Section 5: LOCAL SUPPORT Any proposal for funds under this program must include a resolution of support from the local unit of government within which the project is proposed. [See attached example, page 10.1 Section 6: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Recipients of Tax Base Revitalization grants must submit a report to the Metropolitan Council at the termination of the grant period and for five years annually thereafter, stating: (1) the site redevelopment activities completed the previous calendar year, (2) the net tax capacity for the current year and the total property taxes paid on this parcel (land and buildings) for the preceding year, and (3) the part-time and full- time jobs on the site at the end of the previous year and the percentage that are new jobs in the following hourly rate categories: less than $8,49/hr., between $8.50 and $10.49/hr., between $10.50 and $12.49/hr., and greater than $12.50/hr. Section 7: PROCEDURES Applicants may write or call to request application packets from the Metropolitan Council, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-1634. Any questions should be directed to Kristina Smitten at 651-602-1535. This Notice of Funding Availability is subject to applicable federal, state, and municipal laws, rules and regulations. The Metropolitan Council reserves the right to modify or withdraw this RFP at any time. Applicants required to have a Response Action Plan (RAP) approved by the MPCA should submit the required reports to the Voluntary Investigation Cleanup Program or the Voluntary Petroleum Investigation Cleanup Program a minimum of 45 days prior to the Metropolitan Council application deadline. The MPCA requires this much lead time to assure a review of the RAP. Section 8: APPLICATION FORMAT An original and two copies of the attached application information must be submitted by the grant application deadline. Section 9: MODEL EXAMPLES A sample clean-up budget showing eligible expenditures and a sample resolution authorizing submission of the grant application are provided after the application form. These examples may be modified to fit applicant needs and interest. 2