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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.5 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent February 16, 2021 Colleen Eddy, Economic Development Director <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Support for Sportech LLC’s Job Creation Fund Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Grant Application <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Adopt, by motion, a resolution of support for Sportech LLC’s Job Creation Fund (JCF) grant application. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Sportech, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Monomoy Capital Partners, a national private equity firm with <br />manufacturing assets across the country. The applicant proposes to construct a 91,000sf expansion to their <br />th <br />existing facility located at 10752 168 Circle NW, Elk River. The added space is expected to account for 55 <br />new jobs and a $2.3 million equipment investment. <br /> <br />The project is proposed to result in an increase in local tax base, provide a direct increase in well-paying local <br />jobs, as well as an increase in indirect and induced jobs in the local economy. The project will result in the <br />retention of Sportech’s existing operations and encourage future growth within the city and state, as opposed <br />to the relocation of operations to one of several out-of-state locations. Sportech has indicated that local and <br />state participation is vital to the project occurring at this location in the reasonably foreseeable future. <br /> <br />Earlier tonight the EDA approved the resolution of support and at the January 26, 2021, Joint Finance <br />Committee meeting, the committee recommended approval of the letter of support for the Sportech JCF <br />Grant Application. The application requires support from the city, in the form of a resolution. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />The Job Creation Fund (JCF) Program provides job creation awards and capital investment rebates to <br />designated businesses that retain or create high-paying, full-time permanent jobs and invest in real <br />property improvements. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Resolution of Support <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />