DEPARTMENT: Facilities Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Management Agreement Between Dakota County And Guild For Space Located At Crisis And Recovery Center And Execute Declaration For Crisis And Recovery Center
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Authorize execution of a management agreement (Attachment: Draft Management Agreement) with Guild for space located in the Dakota County Crisis and Recovery Center.
* Authorize execution of a State of Minnesota General Obligation Bond Financed Declaration (Attachment: Draft Declaration) for the Crisis and Recovery Center.
SUMMARY
The County recently constructed and opened the Crisis and Recovery Center in West St. Paul to be used for residential mental health services for up to 16 individuals per night.
Community Services staff has contracted with Guild to manage the services and operations on the residential side of the facility with all associated requirements included in that contract. To have Guild operate in a County facility, a management agreement for use of that space is necessary per State and County requirements.
The agreements required from the State result from two State funding sources totaling $9,459,928, of which $6,000,000 is 2023 State General Obligation Bonds and $3,459,928 is a State Department of Human Services (DHS) Grant award. The primary agreement for acceptance of the outside funds is the Grant Agreement which was authorized by two separate County Board actions. The DHS grant was accepted by Resolution No. 22-095 (March 8, 2022). In May 2023, the County was informed that $6,000,000 was awarded in the 2023 legislative session. By Resolution No. 23-291 (June 20, 2023), these funds were incorporated into the project budget.
The Grant Agreement imposes certain restrictive covenants on improvements and related land, particularly that the project area cannot be sold without the approval of the Minnesota Department of Management and Budget, that the property ...
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