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- 1 - Grantee: [Community Name] Grant No.: SGXXXX-XX Grant Amount: $ XX,000 End Date: December 31, 2019 Council’s Authorized Agent: METROPOLITAN COUNCIL LOCAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT THIS GRANT AGREEMENT is made and entered into by the Metropolitan Council (“Council”) and the metropolitan-area governmental unit identified above as the “Grantee.” WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes section 473.867 authorizes the Council to establish a planning assis- tance fund for the purpose of making grants and loans to local governmental units to help local gov- ernmental units in the seven-county metropolitan area conduct and implement comprehensive plan- ning activities, including the “decennial” review of local comprehensive plans and fiscal devices and official controls as required by section 473.864, subdivision 2; and WHEREAS, on May 25, 2015 the Council adopted need-based eligibility criteria for awarding availa- ble local planning program assistance and established potential grant amounts for eligible grantees to help grantees review and update their comprehensive plans as required by the “decennial” review provisions of Minnesota Statutes section 473.864, subdivision 2; and WHEREAS, on December 10, 2014, the Council authorized an initial transfer of funds to the plan- ning assistance fund, and on December 9, 2015, the Council authorized an additional transfer of funds to the total planning assistance fund for grants or loans to local governments under Minnesota Statutes section 473.867; WHEREAS, the Grantee is an eligible city, county, or town in the metropolitan area as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 473.121, or is an eligible metropolitan-area city or town acting in partnership with at least 4 other cities or towns and is authorized to submit a joint application and execute this Agreement on behalf of the partnership or consortium; and WHEREAS, the Grantee submitted an application for local planning assistance grant funds and was awarded a grant to help fund eligible comprehensive planning activities identified in the application. NOW THEREFORE, in reliance on the representations and statements above and in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Grantee and the Council agree as follows: I. DEFINITIONS 1.01 Definition of Terms. For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms defined in this paragraph have the meanings given them in this paragraph unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context.