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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 27, 2005 421 ELI ROAD the deadline for compliance be extended until May 16`h. He has been working with the City's electrical inspector to ensure that code requirements are met. Mr. Blesener introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2005-4-I00 -GRANTING JIM COSSACK AN EXTENSION UNTIL MAY l6, 2005 FOR CODE COMPLIANCE AT 421 ELI ROAD The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Allan. Ayes (5) Blesener, Allan, Keis, LaValle, Montour. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. THE VILLAGE - The City Administrator presented resolutions authorizing Contamination CONTAM- Cleanup and Tax Base Revitalization Grant Applications relative to The INATION Village at Little Canada project. Estimated cleanup costs of the CLEAN UP contamination is $380,000. If the cleanup grant is approved, it will help GRANT the developer defray some of these costs and tnay free up some of the APPLICATIONS funds that the Guerin Family escrowed for cleanup costs. The Administrator pointed out there is also a new program available from Ramsey County for the same purpose. That program is being applied for by the developer. There are no guarantees that the grants will be approved, however. Mr. LaValle introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO.2005-4-101-APPROVING THE CONTAMINATION CLEANUP AND TAX BASE REVITALIZATION GRANT APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS COMMITTING LOCAL MATCH AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Keis. Ayes (5) LaValle, Keis, Montour, Blesener, Allan. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. The Administrator indicated that the grant applications are due May ls` and the City should know by early June whether or not the grants are approved. Once the status of the grants is known, the City Administrator anticipated that construction on the first office building would begin.