HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 104-20 - Emergency Fund Parameters During the COVID-19 Pandemic Resolution
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, Governor Tim Walz issued a Peacetime Emergency for the
State of Minnesota as a result of the infectious disease COVID-19 pandemic.
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester, by and through its Common Council approves and
authorizes the following emergency fund parameters to help and assist the citizens and
business of Rochester during this time:
1. Authorize up to $250,000 in 2020 approved contingency funds to support the activities
of the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Team and to leverage funds from other
community partners and public agencies;
2. Authorize up to $100,000 in 2020 approved contingency funds to support the activities
of the Local Economic Stability Team to leverage funds from other community partners
and public agencies;
3. Work with RAEDI to prioritize and manage $250,000 in existing Economic
Development Revolving Loan Funds for low interest loans to impacted businesses
and to leverage funds from other community partners and public agencies;
4. Authorize the City Administrator, or designee, to revise personnel policies on a
temporary basis based on organizational need;
5. Authorize the City Clerk to allow for up to four installment payments for all City issued
business related licenses;
6. Direct the City Administrator to ensure the City is prepared to apply for and receive
potential State and Federal COVID-19 funding;
7. Authorize the City Administrator, or designee, to temporarily suspend parking
restrictions as necessary;
8. Authorize Parking & Transit to temporarily suspend applying convenience fees to
parking tickets paid online or by phone, with the fees required by the vendor to be
covered by the Parking Enterprise fund during the period of suspension.
WHEREAS, the City Administrator is directed to provide a monthly report to the
Common Council summarizing the uses of the funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota, that the City authorize Mayor Kim Norton and City Clerk Anissa
Hollingshead, or their successors in office, to execute any such agreements as are
necessary to implement the emergency funding parameters on behalf of the City of
Rochester.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2020.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2020.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)