Sponsor: Property Management
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Amended and Restated Lease Agreement and Cooperative Agreement with the City of Saint Paul.
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Recommendation
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1. Approve the amended and restated lease agreement with the City of Saint Paul, 15 Kellogg Boulevard West, St. Paul, MN 55102 for the 7.24-acre property in Maplewood to be used as a shooting range through December 31, 2073.
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the lease agreement.
3. Approve the Cooperative Agreement with the City of Saint Paul, 15 Kellogg Boulevard West, St. Paul, MN 55102, providing $60,000 in funding for the purchase of sound suppressors to be used at the shooting range.
4. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Rationale
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Ramsey County and the City of Saint Paul (City) are parties to a 99-year lease, January 1, 1975 to December 31, 2073, for a 7.24-acre property in Maplewood to be used by the City as an outdoor pistol range. The lease provided that the City could make improvements to the property related to their use of the outdoor pistol range and several such improvements have been constructed.
Ramsey County and the City are amending and restating the Lease Agreement to clarify and expand the terms of the agreement to be consistent with current conditions and use. Amending and restating the lease accomplishes the following:
1. Expands the use to training and certification programs for the City’s Police Department to firearms other than pistols.
2. Establishes access rights for Ramsey County to the property.
3. Establishes obligations on the City including informing the community related to the hours of operation and generally using sound suppressors for training with long guns.
4. Clarifies liability and indemnification provisions.
As a consideration of the neighboring properties, Ramsey County finds it in the public interest to contribute to the cost of the sound suppressors to be used by the City on long guns at the training facility. Ramsey County and the City agreed to a Cooperative Agreement whereby Ramsey County will provide $60,000 to the City for the purchase of the sound suppressors to be used at the training facility. Funding will be provided by June 30, 2021.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☐ Well-being ☐ Prosperity ☐ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
There is no known racial equity impact from approving the amended and restated lease.
Community Participation Level and Impact
The information about this action is available through the County Board documentation that is published on the County’s website: <https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/leadership/board-commissioners/board-meetings-information> <https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/leadership/board-commissioners/board-meetings-information>.
☒ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
The amended and restated lease agreement does not have a fiscal impact. If approved, the $60,000 in funding for the Cooperative Agreement is coming from the Unallocated General Fund.
County Manager Comments
County Board approval is required for all real estate transactions.
Last Previous Action
On November 25, 1974, the County Board approved the Real Property Lease between the County and the City of Saint Paul through December 31, 2073. (B9-2676).
Attachments
1. Lease Agreement.
2. Cooperative Agreement.